mucronulate

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adjective

Having, or tipped with, a small point or points.

“mucronulate apex/tip”

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Meanings

adjectivemucronulate (comparative more mucronulate, superlative most mucronulate)

comparative more mucronulate · superlative most mucronulate

  1. Having, or tipped with, a small point or points.

    mucronulate apex/tip

  2. biologyBeing mucronate, but with a noticeably diminutive spine, a mucronule.

Origin

From mucronule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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APA

mucronulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucronulate

MLA

“mucronulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucronulate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucronulate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucronulate.

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