- 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
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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
