wedge-shaped adj 1: (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base [syn: {cuneate}, {wedge- shaped}] 2: shaped like a wedge [syn: {wedge-shaped}, {cuneal}, {cuneiform}]
Wedge-shaped \Wedge"-shaped`\, a. 1. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf. [1913 Webster]