cuneate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
    wedge-shaped.

WordNet

Cu"ne*ate, Cu"ne*a`ted adjective (Also<
  • Cuneate
  • Cuneated
)
Etymology
L.cuneatus, fr. cuneus a wege SeeCoin.
Definitions
  1. Wedge-shaped; (Bot.), wedge-shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf.

Webster 1913