terete
/tuh-reet, ter-eet/US // təˈrit, ˈtɛr it //UK // (ˈtɛriːt) //
圆柱状,圆柱,圆柱体,圆柱形
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section.
- : cylindrical or slightly tapering.
Examples
Terete′, cylindrical and tapering, columnar; Tereticau′date, round-tailed.
Pod linear, terete or somewhat 4-sided, the valves being keeled by a mid-nerve.
Pod a short silique or a silicle, varying from oblong-linear to globular, terete or nearly so; valves strongly convex, nerveless.
Pod linear or oblong, nearly terete or 4-sided, with a stout 1-seeded beak or a rigid style; valves 1–5-nerved.
Fruit ovate, glabrous, with equal filiform ribs, and no oil-tubes; stylopodium conical and prominent; seed nearly terete.
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