mucronate in English

adjective
1
ending abruptly in a short sharp point or mucro.
As discussed above, Carter retained Spirifer to include these species having a transversely subtrigonal to subsemicircular outline and alate, mucronate , or angular cardinal extremities in all growth stages.

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1. Synonyms for Acuminate include pointed, edged, fine, tapering, acicular, aciculated, acute, cuspated, cuspidated and mucronate

2. The taxon includes tongue-shaped sporophylls with a blunt to mucronate apex and an adaxial sporangium.