retuse

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈtjuːs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri to̅o̅s′, -tyo̅o̅s′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•tuse  (ri to̅o̅s′, -tyo̅o̅s′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botanyhaving an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
  • Latin retūsus (past participle of retundere to make blunt), equivalent. to re- re- + tud-, variant stem of tundere to beat, strike + -tus past participle suffix, with dt s
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
retuse /rɪˈtjuːs/ adj
  1. having a rounded apex and a central depression
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin retundere to make blunt, from re- + tundere to pound

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