trigone
UK/trɪˈɡəʊn/
trigone noun: one of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
Noun
trigone (plural trigones)
- One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
- Leaf cells are about 25–30 μm, with thin walls and bulging trigones.1992, Marie L. Hicks, Guide to the Liverworts of North Carolina, page 66
- The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5
- A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, bounded by the apertures of the ureters and urethra; a similar region of a mitral valve
trigone meaning in Tamil
trigone in Tamil
- மூக்கோணப்பகுதி
Forms of trigone
| plural | trigones |
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Origin of trigone
From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon.
Words formed from trigone
Questions about trigone
- What does trigone mean?
- Trigone means one of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
- What is trigone in Tamil?
- Trigone in Tamil is மூக்கோணப்பகுதி. See Trigone meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is trigone?
- Trigone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce trigone?
- Trigone is pronounced /trɪˈɡəʊn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of trigone?
- The plural of trigone is trigones.
Words near trigone in the dictionary
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