Corniculate

Corniculate, an Anglicisation of the Latin diminutives corniculata, corniculatum, and corniculatus, describes an object possessing hornlike extensions.[1] The root is Latin cornu = "horn". The term is used to describe the shape of the corniculate cartilages of the larynx. The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is named for its distinctive horn-like coloration. Likewise Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel) is named for its two erect capsules, which resemble little horns,[2][3] and the bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus[4] and goat's horn mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum[5] are named for their horn-shaped fruits.

Larynx with corniculate cartilages indicated at center.
The horned puffin Fratercula corniculata

References
  1. "Farlex free dictionary:Corniculate".
  2. "Flora of Australia Online". ABRS.
  3. See photograph Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "030 II Bird's Foot -Trefoil Lotus corniculatus L." British-wild-flowers.com.
  5. "Noosa's Native Plants:Aegiceras corniculatum". Note photo.


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