Medical term:
mucronate
xi·phoid
(zi'foyd), [TA] Avoid the misspelling xyphoid.Sword-shaped; applied especially to the xiphoid process.
Synonym(s): ensiform, gladiate, mucronate
[xipho- + G. eidos, appearance]
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mucronate
(myo͞o′krə-nāt′)adj.
Of or having a mucro; ending abruptly in a sharp point: mucronate scales; a mucronate leaf.
mu′cro·na′tion n.
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mucronate
(of a leaf) having a short narrow point.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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