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retuse
[ ri-toos, -tyoos ]
adjective
- having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
retuse
/ rɪˈtjuːs /
adjective
- botany having a rounded apex and a central depression
retuse leaves
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retuse1
C18: from Latin retundere to make blunt, from re- + tundere to pound
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Example Sentences
Leaves succubous, subconcave or flat, the apex rounded, rarely retuse or bidentate; underleaves none (in our species).
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Leaves succubous, ovate-oblong, entire or slightly retuse; underleaves none.
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Retuse, with rounded summit slightly indented, forming a very shallow notch, as in Fig. 137.
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Retuse: ending in an obtuse sinus or broad, shallow notch, terminated by an obtuse hollow.
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They are entire, with an emarginate or even retuse apex and an unequal base, and texture coriaceous.
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