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Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.

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  1. a. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
  2. a. Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.
  3. adj. (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
  4. adj. shaped like a wedge
  5. 1. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. 2. (Bot.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.
  6. Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to thebase; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.
  7. j:100 a. shaped like a wedge