cuneate

cuneate
cuneately, adv.
/kyooh"nee it, -ayt'/, adj.
1. wedge-shaped.
2. (of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point.
Also, cuneated.
[1800-10; < L cuneatus, equiv. to cunea(re) to wedge, secure by wedging, become wedge-shaped + -tus ptp. suffix; see -ATE1]

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