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nonacuminate

nonacuminate adjective: not acuminate.

Adjective

nonacuminate (not comparable)

  1. Not acuminate.
    • The distal end is nonacuminate, and the general outline shows considerable variation in different specimens.1898, Rufus M. Bagg, Collected papers, page 77
    • On account of the white scales of the under surface, larger specimens of this species might be confounded with true H. grandifolia, except for the simpler venation and the obtuse or, at least, nonacuminate segments.1908, William Ralph Maxon, Studies of tropical American ferns, page 88

Origin of nonacuminate

From non- + acuminate.

Questions about nonacuminate

What does nonacuminate mean?
Nonacuminate means not acuminate.
What part of speech is nonacuminate?
Nonacuminate is an adjective.

Words near nonacuminate in the dictionary

  1. nonactualizable
  2. nonactualized
  3. nonactuarial
  4. nonactuatable
  5. nonaculeate
  6. nonacuminate
  7. nonacupoint
  8. nonacupoints
  9. nonacute
  10. nonacutely
  11. nonacyclic

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