mucro

mu·cro

noun

pl. -·cro′nes

Biol. a short, sharp point, tip, or process projecting abruptly from certain parts and organs, as at the end of a leaf

Origin of mucro

Modern Latin from L, sharp point from Indo-European base an unverified form meuk-, to scratch from source Classical Greek amych?, a scratch

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mucro

noun

pl. mu·cro·nes,

A sharp, pointed part or organ, especially a sharp terminal point, as of a leaf or shell.

Origin of mucro

Latin mūcrō mūcrōn- sharp point

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Noun

(plural mucros)

(botany, zoology) A pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the posterior tip of a cuttlebone; or the distal part of the furcula in Collembola.

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mucro - Medical Definition

n.

pl. mucrones (myo͞o-krō′nēz)

A sharp, pointed part or organ, especially a sharp terminal point, as of a leaf or shell.

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