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corneous

[kawr-nee-uhs] / ˈkɔr ni əs /
ADJECTIVE
hornlike
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Corneous, of the consistence or appearance of horn.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Corneous anther-wings broadest and usually angulate-truncate and salient at base; horn conspicuous.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Corneous: of a horny or chitinous substance; resembling horn in texture.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.




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