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adjective
- 1. ending abruptly in a short sharp point or mucro.
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The meaning of MUCRO is an abrupt sharp terminal point or tip or process (as of a leaf).
Mucronate definition: having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.. See examples of MUCRONATE used in a sentence.
noun. Word origin. C18: from Latin mūcrōnātus pointed, from mucro. Word Frequency. mucronate in American English. (ˈmjukrənɪt ; ˈmjukrəˌneɪt ) adjective. ending in a mucro, or sharp point. : also ˈmucroˌnated. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin.
Of or having a mucro; ending abruptly in a sharp point: mucronate scales; a mucronate leaf.
The apex of the fruit is very shortly mucronate, i.e. terminanting in a sharp tip. The fruit is obovoid, subglobose, ellipsoid to fusiform, and mucronate, and measures about 35-60 mm long. The leaves have rounded bases and the margins are mucronate -serrate, and the apex is long acuminate.
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Mucronate definition: Ending in a mucro, or sharp point.
The earliest known use of the adjective mucronate is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for mucronate is from 1776, in the writing of James Lee, nurseryman. mucronate is a borrowing from Latin.
Mucronate definition: . See examples of MUCRONATE used in a sentence.
Sep 20, 2023 · mucronate (not comparable) Terminating in a mucro (an abruptly tapering point or a sharp spine) such as at the end of a leaf.
