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corniculate

American  
[kawr-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / kɔrˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. resembling a small horn in appearance.

  2. having horns or hornlike parts; horned.

corniculate British  
/ -lɪt, kɔːˈnɪkjʊˌleɪt /

adjective

  1. having horns or hornlike projections

  2. relating to or resembling a horn

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Etymology

Origin of corniculate

1640–50; < Latin corniculātus horned, equivalent to cornicul ( um ) little horn ( cornicle ) + -ātus -ate 1

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