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subroˈtund, a.
[ad. mod.L. subrotundus: see sub- 21 c.]
Somewhat or almost rotund, roundish.
1753Chambers' Cycl. Suppl. s.v. Leaf, Subrotund Leaf, that approaching to the figure of the orbicular leaf, but departing from it, either in being too long, or too broad, or prominent. 1852Dana Crust. i. 167 Two anterior teeth subrotund. 1861Bentley Man. Bot. 167 When a leaf is perfectly round, it is orbicular.., a figure which is scarcely or ever found, but when it approaches to orbicular, as in Pyrola rotundifolia, it is subrotund or rounded.
So subroˈtundate, -roˈtundous adjs., in the same sense; subroˈtundo-, combining form of subrotund.
1775J. Jenkinson Linnæus' Brit. Pl. 144 The dissepimentum is transverse, containing subrotundo-oblong seeds. 1775Ash, Subrotundous, approaching to roundness. 1847Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 240 Thorax quadrate, oblong, or sub-rotundate. |