wedge-shaped


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wedge-shaped

wedge-shaped
\wedge"-shaped`\ (?), a.
1. having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
2. (bot.) broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.
wedge-shaped
adj : of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base [syn: cuneate]