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Webster 1913 Edition

Retuse

Re-tuse′

,
Adj.
[L.
retusus
, p. p. : cf. F.
rétus
. See
Retund
.]
(Bot. & Zool.)
Having the end rounded and slightly indented;
as, a
retuse
leaf
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Retuse

RETU'SE

,
Adj.
[L. retusus, retundo.] In botany, a retuse leaf is one ending in a blunt sinus, or whose apex is blunt. This term is applied also to the seed.

Definition 2024

retuse

retuse

English

Adjective

retuse ‎(comparative more retuse, superlative most retuse)

  1. (botany, of a leaf) Having a rounded apex with small central notch

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Italian

Adjective

retuse

  1. Feminine plural form of retuso

Latin

Adjective

retuse

  1. vocative masculine singular of retusus

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