cuneateadj.
/ˈkjuːniːət/ Made in the form of a wedge, wedge-shaped, as cuneate leaf, a leaf with a truncated end, tapering gradually to the stipule.
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wedged1552
cuneal1578
wedge-like1594
coin-formed1600
cuneiform1677
feather-edged1703
cuneated1727
wedge-shaped1790
wedgy1799
cuneate1810
wedge-form1822
wedge-formed1822
1810 Asiatick Researches 11 343 Lip obovate-cuneate.
1860 R. Tyas Wild Flowers 73 The leaves of the stem are cuneate.
1884 E. J. Lowe in Times 8 Dec. 10 The shape [of the meteor] was circular in front, and cuneate behind (bluntly conical).
Compounds
cuneate-tailed adj.; also adverbially prefixed to another adjective, as cuneate-lanceolate.
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1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 347 Leaves narrowly cuneate-obovate or -lanceolate.
1881 M. G. Watkins in Academy 27 Aug. 163/1 The cuneate-tailed gull.
Derivatives
ˈcuneately adv. in the form of a wedge, wedge-wise.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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