Corniculate, an Anglicisation

Anglicisation

Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...

 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

Corniculate cartilages

The corniculate cartilages are two small conical nodules consisting of yellow elastic cartilage, which articulate with the summits of the arytenoid cartilages and serve to prolong them posteriorly and medially....

 of the larynx

Larynx

The larynx , commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the neck of amphibians, reptiles and mammals involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. It manipulates pitch and volume...

. The Horned Puffin

Horned Puffin

The Horned Puffin is an auk, similar in appearance to the Atlantic Puffin; this bird's bill is yellow at the base and red at the tip. It is a pelagic seabird that feeds primarily by diving for fish. It nests in colonies, often with other auks.The yellow bill plate grows before the breeding...

 (Fratercula corniculata) is named for its distinctive horn-like coloration. Likewise Oxalis corniculata (Creeping Woodsorrel) is named for its two erect capsule

Capsule (fruit)

In botany a capsule is a type of simple, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. A capsule is a structure composed of two or more carpels that in most cases is dehiscent, i.e. at maturity, it splits apart to release the seeds within. A few capsules are indehiscent, for example...

s, which resemble little horns, and the Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus

Lotus corniculatus

Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa. The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil , though the common name is often also applied to other members of the genus...

and Goat's Horn Mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum

Aegiceras corniculatum

Aegiceras corniculatum, commonly known as Black Mangrove or River Mangrove, is a species of shrub or tree mangrove in the Myrsine family with a distribution in coastal and estuarine areas ranging from India through South East Asia to southern China, New Guinea and Australia.-Description:Aegiceras...

are named for their horn-shaped fruits.