mucronate
Ending abruptly sharp
Mucronate describes a leaf, shell, or other structure that ends in a short, sharp point called a mucro.
The term appears in botanical and zoological descriptions: mucronate leaves, a mucronate bract.
The point is abrupt rather than gradually tapering.
Lacking no part
- serrateBearing tooth-like projections
- dentateHaving toothlike projections
- ciliateHair-covered single-celled organism
- lobedHaving rounded projections
incised · undulate · revolute · involute · lacerate · sinuous · scalloped · toothed
Uppermost point or culmination
- awnedHaving seed bristles
- lanceolateNarrow and tapering
- ovateOval with tapering
- acuminateEnding in sharp point
attenuate · glabrous · inflorescence · panicle · raceme · pedicel · petiole · pinnate
Fine-edged, or astute
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- needlelikeResembling a sharp spine
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- spikyHaving sharp projections
entire
Lacking no part
- serrateBearing tooth-like projections
- dentateHaving toothlike projections
- ciliateHair-covered single-celled organism
lobed · incised · undulate · revolute · involute · lacerate · sinuous · scalloped · toothed · spiny
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
- awnedHaving seed bristles
- lanceolateNarrow and tapering
- ovateOval with tapering
acuminate · attenuate · glabrous · inflorescence · panicle · raceme · pedicel · petiole · pinnate · drupe
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- needlelikeResembling a sharp spine
- pricklySpiny or irritable
lanceolate
Narrow and tapering
elliptic · linear · oblong · palmate · pectinate · obovate · orbicular
acuminate
Ending in sharp point