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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
Borrowed from Latin mucro. From 17th century.
