Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Loudon (1783–1843), landscape gardener and horticultural writer. From scientific Latin mucronulatus from classical Latin mucrōn-, mucrō + -ula + -ātus.
Definition of mucronulate in US English:
mucronulate
adjectivemjuːˈkrɒnjʊlət
Botany
Having a short mucro.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Loudon (1783–1843), landscape gardener and horticultural writer. From scientific Latin mucronulatus from classical Latin mucrōn-, mucrō + -ula + -ātus.