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mucro

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mu-cro
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the posterior tip of a cuttlebone; or the distal part of the furcula in Collembola.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mucro. From 17th century.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mucros (plural) mucrones (plural)

Derived Forms

mucronate mucronule

Questions

What does mucro mean?
A pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the posterior tip of a cuttlebone; or the distal part of the furcula in Collembola.
Where does mucro come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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