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cuneate
[ kyoo-nee-it, -eyt ]
adjective
- having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- (of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point.
cuneate
/ ˈkjuːnɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /
adjective
- wedge-shaped: cuneate leaves are attached at the narrow end
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Derived Forms
- ˈcuneately, adverb
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Other Words From
- cu·ne·ate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cuneate1
C19: from Latin cuneāre to make wedge-shaped, from cuneus a wedge
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Example Sentences
At the time of metamorphosis, young are dark brown with specks of black and with a dark, cuneate, leaflike middorsal mark.
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Cuneate (Fig. 91, c): Rods swollen slightly at one pole and more or less pointed at the other; wedge-shaped.
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Valve symmetrical in zone and valve view along the sagittal line, but asymmetrical to the transverse axis, cuneate.
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Frustules in zone view cuneate, adnate in circular or spiral fasci, at length becoming free.
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Valve symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis, more or less cuneate; cost and stri transverse.
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