terete

[ tuh-reet, ter-eet ]

/ təˈrit, ˈtɛr it /

adjective

slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.

cylindrical or slightly tapering.

Origin of terete

1610–20; earlier teret<Latin teret- (stem of teres) smooth and round, akin to terere to rub

OTHER WORDS FROM terete

sub·te·rete, adjective

Words nearby terete

Tereshkova, Teresian, Teresina, teres major, teres minor, terete, Tereus, TERF, Terfel, tergal, tergite

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Example sentences from the Web for terete

Terete, long and round; same as cylindrical, only it may taper.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Spikelets many-flowered, terete, clustered or solitary, axillary and terminal.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Spikelets ovoid, terete, the numerous scales all alike and regularly imbricated, each with a perfect flower.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Pod a short silique or a silicle, varying from oblong-linear to globular, terete or nearly so; valves strongly convex, nerveless.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

The grain is fusiform, terete and within the nut-like polished hardened glume.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for terete

terete

/ (ˈtɛriːt) /

adjective

(esp of plant parts) smooth and usually cylindrical and tapering

Word Origin for terete

C17: from Latin teres smooth, from terere to rub

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	terete
释义	terete [ tuh-reet, ter-eet ] / təˈrit, ˈtɛr it / adjective slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section. cylindrical or slightly tapering. Origin of terete 1610–20; earlier teret<Latin teret- (stem of teres) smooth and round, akin to terere to rub OTHER WORDS FROM terete sub·te·rete, adjective Words nearby terete Tereshkova, Teresian, Teresina, teres major, teres minor, terete, Tereus, TERF, Terfel, tergal, tergite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for terete Terete, long and round; same as cylindrical, only it may taper. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Spikelets many-flowered, terete, clustered or solitary, axillary and terminal. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Spikelets ovoid, terete, the numerous scales all alike and regularly imbricated, each with a perfect flower. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Pod a short silique or a silicle, varying from oblong-linear to globular, terete or nearly so; valves strongly convex, nerveless. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray The grain is fusiform, terete and within the nut-like polished hardened glume. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar British Dictionary definitions for terete terete / (ˈtɛriːt) / adjective (esp of plant parts) smooth and usually cylindrical and tapering Word Origin for terete C17: from Latin teres smooth, from terere to rub Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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