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Cuneate

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    wedge-shaped.
  2. 2
    wedge-shaped, with the narrow part at the base.
  3. 3
    having straight, or almost straight sides meeting at the apex or base.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cuneātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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