cuneate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjuːnɪɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kyo̅o̅′nē it, -āt′)


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cu•ne•ate  (kyo̅o̅′nē it, -āt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. wedge-shaped.
  2. Botany(of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point.
Also, cu′ne•at′ed. 
  • Latin cuneātus, equivalent. to cuneā(re) to wedge, secure by wedging, become wedge-shaped + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate1
  • 1800–10
cu′ne•ate•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cuneate / ˈkjuːnɪɪt -ˌeɪt/, cuneatic / ˌkjuːnɪˈætɪk/
  1. wedge-shaped: cuneate leaves are attached at the narrow end
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin cuneāre to make wedge-shaped, from cuneus a wedgeˈcuneately
'cuneate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cuneatic - obcuneate

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