Cuneate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cuneate \Cu"ne*ate\ (k?"n?-?t), Cuneated \Cu"ne*a`ted\ (-?`tEd),
     a. [L.cuneatus, fr. cuneus a wege See{Coin}.]
     Wedge-shaped; (Bot.), wedge-shaped, with the point at the
     base; as, a cuneate leaf.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cuneate
       adj : of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and
             tapering toward the base [syn: {wedge-shaped}]