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Meaning of CUNEATE

Pronunciation:  'kyooneeit

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
 

CUNEATE is a 7 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Synonyms: simple, unsubdivided, wedge-shaped
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cu"ne*ate\ (k?"n?-?t), Cuneated \Cu"ne*a`ted\ (-?`tEd),
a. [L. cuneatus, fr. cuneus a wege See{Coin}.]
Wedge-shaped; (Bot.), wedge-shaped, with the point at the
base; as, a cuneate leaf.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Wedge-shaped.
 

 

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