mucronate

[ myoo-kroh-nit, -neyt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.

mucronate

/ ˈmjuːkrəʊnɪt; -ˌneɪt /

adjective

1. terminating in a sharp point

Derived Forms

• ˌmucroˈnation, noun

Other Words From

• mucro·nation noun
• sub·mucro·nate adjective
• sub·mucro·nated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucronate¹

1770–80; < New Latin, Latin mūcrōnātus pointed, equivalent to mūcrōn- (stem of mūcrō ) point, edge + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucronate¹

C18: from Latin mūcrōnātus pointed, from mucro

Example Sentences

Occasionally the mucronate distal end appears to be the result of intentional termination of serrating at the distal end.

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In zone view, the median line deeply bisects the longitudinal axis, ending in a mucronate central nodule.

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Leaves alternate, deciduous, abruptly once-pinnate; leaflets mucronate; stipules usually spinescent.

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Sepals 5, scarcely concave, indistinctly mucronate on the back, greenish.

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The first two glumes are empty, thin, keeled, and acute or mucronate.

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