cuneate
Americanadjective
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having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
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(of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- cuneately adverb
Etymology
Origin of cuneate
1800–10; < Latin cuneātus, equivalent to cuneā ( re ) to wedge, secure by wedging, become wedge-shaped + -tus past participle suffix; -ate 1
Example Sentences
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To make matters worse, the cuneate nucleus is nestled in the brain stem, surrounded by vital brain regions that, if damaged, can lead to death.
From Scientific American
Finely pubescent and roughish, 3–7° high; leaves sessile, ovate-oblong, acute, triply-nerved above, the broadly cuneate base, serrulate; scales loose, attenuate, mostly 6–8´´ long, hairy.
From Project Gutenberg
Leaves.—Opposite; short-petioled; cuneate to oblong; entire or lobed; nine to eighteen lines long.
From Project Gutenberg
At the time of metamorphosis, young are dark brown with specks of black and with a dark, cuneate, leaflike middorsal mark.
From Project Gutenberg
Var. mollis has the shoots densely pubescent; leaves large, slender-petioled, cuneate, cordate or truncate at base, usually with acute narrow lobes, often rough above, and more or less densely pubescent beneath.
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