Cornuta
/kor-NOO-ta/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: cornutus, cornutum
A morphological epithet describing a plant with a prominent horn-like projection — larger than the small horns of corniculatus. Appears as cornuta (feminine); cornutus (masculine) or cornutum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin cornutus, meaning "horned," from cornu (horn).
Example
“Viola cornuta (horned violet) has the long, prominent spur that distinguishes it from less-spurred relatives.”