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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.