corniculate

corniculate
1. Resembling a horn. 2. Having horns or horn-shaped appendages. [L. corniculatus, horned]

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cor·nic·u·late (kor-nikґu-lāt) shaped like a small horn.

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  • Corniculate — Cor*nic u*late (k?r n?k ? l?t), a. [L. corniculatus.] [1913 Webster] 1. Horned; having horns. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having processes resembling small horns. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • corniculate — [kôr nik′yo͞o lit, kôr nik′yo͞olāt΄] adj. [L corniculatus < corniculus, dim. of cornu,HORN] having horns or hornlike projections; horned …   English World dictionary

  • Corniculate — Larynx with corniculate cartilages indicated at center. The H …   Wikipedia

  • Corniculate cartilages — Ligaments of the larynx. Posterior view. (Corniculate cartilage labeled at center right.) …   Wikipedia

  • corniculate — adj. [L. dim. cornu, horn] Having horns or small horn like structures …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • corniculate — /kawr nik yeuh lit, layt /, adj. 1. resembling a small horn in appearance. 2. having horns or hornlike parts; horned. [1640 50; < L corniculatus horned, equiv. to cornicul(um) little horn (see CORNICLE) + atus ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • corniculate — adjective a) Horned; having horns. b) Having processes resembling small horns …   Wiktionary

  • corniculate — horn shaped; horned Shapes and Resemblance …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • corniculate — adj. having horns; resembling a horn …   English contemporary dictionary

  • corniculate —   Having horn like projections, e.g. the sporophylls of Ceratozamia, which are characteristically bicornate …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

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