TERETE


Meaning of TERETE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈrēt, te- ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin teret-, teres well turned, rounded; akin to Latin terere to rub — more at throw

Date: circa 1619

: approximately cylindrical but usually tapering at both ends

a terete seedpod

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