UNCINATE


Meaning of UNCINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈən(t)-sə-ˌnāt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin uncinatus, from uncinus hook, from uncus

Date: circa 1760

: bent at the tip like a hook : hooked

an uncinate achene

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