corniculate

[ kawr-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ kɔrˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

resembling a small horn in appearance.
having horns or hornlike parts; horned.

Origin of corniculate

1640–50; < Latin corniculātus horned, equivalent to cornicul(um) little horn (see cornicle) + -ātus -ate1

British Dictionary definitions for corniculate

corniculate
/ (kɔːˈnɪkjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt) /

adjective

having horns or hornlike projections
relating to or resembling a horn

Word Origin for corniculate

C17: from Latin corniculātus horned, from corniculum a little horn, from cornū horn

Medical definitions for corniculate

corniculate
[ kôr-nĭkyə-lāt′, -lĭt ]

adj.

Having horns or hornlike projections.