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semiterete

semiterete adjective: half terete; rounded on one side but flat on the other.

Adjective

semiterete (not comparable)

  1. Half terete; rounded on one side but flat on the other.

Origin of semiterete

From semi- + terete.

Questions about semiterete

What does semiterete mean?
Semiterete means half terete; rounded on one side but flat on the other.
What part of speech is semiterete?
Semiterete is an adjective.

Words near semiterete in the dictionary

  1. Semite
  2. semitechnical
  3. semitendinosi
  4. semitendinosus
  5. semitendinous
  6. semiterete
  7. semiterrestrial
  8. semitertian
  9. semitertians
  10. Semites
  11. semithalloid

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