What is "corniculate"

Corniculate \Cor*nic"u*late\ (k?r-n?k"?-l?t), a. [L. corniculatus.]

1. Horned; having horns.
   --Dr. H. More.

2. (Bot.) Having processes resembling small horns. [1913 Webster] ||

a. 1 horned; having horns. 2 Having processes resembling small horns.

Corniculate, an Anglicisation of the Latin diminutives corniculata, corniculatum, and corniculatus, describes an object possessing hornlike extensions. The root is Latin cornu = "horn". The term is used to describe the shape of the corniculate cartilages of the larynx. The horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is named for its distinctive horn-like coloration. Likewise Oxalis corniculata (creeping woodsorrel) is named for its two erect capsules, which resemble little horns, and the bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus and goat's horn mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum are named for their horn-shaped fruits.