cuneate

• Adjectif désuet signifiant « en forme de coin », principalement utilisé dans des descriptions botaniques ou anatomiques anciennes.

An obsolete adjective meaning wedge-shaped, primarily used in historical botanical or anatomical descriptions.

1. Wedge-shaped leafC2formalscientific

   Having a narrowly triangular shape that is wider at the tip and narrows toward the base, typically used to describe certain leaves.

   En forme de coin (feuille)

   • The botanist identified the plant by its cuneate leaves.
   • Cuneate leaf bases are common in some species of ferns.
   • The specimen had a distinct cuneate form at the leaf base.

   Synonymescuneiformsphenoid