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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WEDGE-SHAPED

a.[wedge and shape. ] Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. A wedge-shaped leaf is broad and abrupt at the summit, and tapering down to the base.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WEDGE-SHAPED

WEDGE-SHAPED Wedge "-shaped `, a.

 

1. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.