mucronate

mu·cro·nate

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [myoo-kroh-nit, -neyt]
- /ˈmyu kroʊ nɪt, -ˌneɪt/
- /mˈʌkrənˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [myoo-kroh-nit, -neyt]
- /ˈmyu kroʊ nɪt, -ˌneɪt/

Definitions of mucronate word

adjective mucronate having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf. 1
noun mucronate Ending abruptly in a short sharp point or mucro. 1
adjective mucronate terminating in a sharp point 0
adjective mucronate ending in a mucro, or sharp point 0

See all 4 definitions of mucronate

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Origin of mucronate

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

1770-80; < New Latin, Latin mūcrōnātus pointed, equivalent to mūcrōn- (stem of mūcrō) point, edge + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Mucronate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mucronate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for mucronate

adj mucronate

acicular — shaped like a needle.
aciculate — having aciculae
acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
barbed — A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.

adjective mucronate

aciculated — Alternative form of aciculate.
cuspated — Ending in a point.
cuspidated — Alternative form of cuspidate.

All 21 Synonyms of mucronate