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terete

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te·rete  (t-rt)
adj.
Cylindrical but usually slightly tapering at both ends, circular in cross section, and smooth-surfaced.
[From Latin teres, teret-, rounded; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots.]
terete [ˈtɛriːt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of plant parts) smooth and usually cylindrical and tapering
[from Latin teres smooth, from terere to rub]
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Adj.1.terete - especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"


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