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.
References edit
- ^ "Farlex free dictionary:Corniculate".
- ^ "Flora of Australia Online". ABRS.
- ^ See photograph Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "030 II Bird's Foot -Trefoil Lotus corniculatus L." British-wild-flowers.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Noosa's Native Plants:Aegiceras corniculatum". Note photo.
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