Definitions for "Mucro"
Keywords:  awn, abrupt, sharp, excurrent, midvein
A minute abrupt point, as of a leaf; any small, sharp point or process, terminating a larger part or organ.
A short straight point e.g.Yew.
n. (L. mucro, sharp point) a stiff or sharp point abruptly terminating an organ; a small awn.
mucrone A blunt or spinous elevation of the (usually proximal) lip of the orifice in some Cheilostomata. (Hayward & Ryland, 1998)
Spine-like process formed by a posteromedial extension of the hypopygium. [drawing