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terete
te·rete T0115000 (tĕ-rēt′)adj. Biology Circular in cross section; cylindrical, sometimes with tapering ends: a terete stem.
[From Latin teres, teret-, rounded; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]terete (ˈtɛriːt) adj (Botany) (esp of plant parts) smooth and usually cylindrical and tapering[C17: from Latin teres smooth, from terere to rub]te•rete (təˈrit, ˈtɛr it)
adj. 1. slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section. 2. cylindrical or slightly tapering. [1610–20; earlier teret < Latin teret-, s. of teres smooth and round] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | terete - especially of plant parts; cylindrical and taperingphytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantsrounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
terete
terete[tə′rēt] (botany) Of a stem, cylindrical in section, but tapering at both ends. terete
terete (tĕ-rēt′)adj. Biology Circular in cross section; cylindrical, sometimes with tapering ends: a terete stem.terete (of plant structures) lacking ridges, grooves or angles.terete
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