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Definition of Cuneate leaf
1. Noun. A wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base.
Generic synonyms: Simple Leaf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuneate Leaf
Literary usage of Cuneate leaf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"... passing into the narrow cuneate leaf-base. Petioles of unequal length, rather
deeply channelled above. Stem erect, herbaceous, slightly pubescent, ..."
2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1906)
"Slenderer plants with many cuneate leaf- bases. Leaves delicate, small for the
plant, oblong-acuminate, short-petioled, few furnished with sinus, ..."
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