suborbicularadj.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbɔːˈbɪkjᵿlə/, U.S.

/ˌsəbɔrˈbɪkjələr/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, orbicular adj.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + orbicular adj. Compare scientific Latin suborbicularis (1753 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier suborbiculate adj. at sub- prefix 4a(c)(iii)(2).

Botany and Zoology.

Almost orbicular; nearly circular.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > oval or circular

orbicular1753

suborbicular1753

lance-egged1787

rhomboid?1788

lance-ovala1794

spear-egg-shaped1796

lance-ovate1800

rhombic1805

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Lunulated Leaf, one in form of a crescent: it is a suborbicular leaf hollowed at the base.

1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 100 A suborbicular, depressed body.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 335 Populus tremula, leaves..of branches suborbicular-ovate sinuate-serrate.

1902 H. Woods Palæontol. Invertebr. (ed. 3) 249 Glycimeris (= Pectunculus). Shell thick, solid, sub-orbicular, equivalve, almost equilateral.

1972 J. B. P. Maithani in A. G. Jhingran et al. Himalayan Geol. II. 243 A left valve characterised by sub-orbicular to ovate shell shape.

2004 Brittonia 56 159 The mature flowers of this species [sc. Miconia alloeotricha] have broadly elliptic to suborbicular petals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suborbicular
释义	suborbicularadj. Brit. /ˌsʌbɔːˈbɪkjᵿlə/, U.S. /ˌsəbɔrˈbɪkjələr/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, orbicular adj. Etymology: < sub- prefix + orbicular adj. Compare scientific Latin suborbicularis (1753 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier suborbiculate adj. at sub- prefix 4a(c)(iii)(2). Botany and Zoology. Almost orbicular; nearly circular. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > oval or circular orbicular1753 suborbicular1753 lance-egged1787 rhomboid?1788 lance-ovala1794 spear-egg-shaped1796 lance-ovate1800 rhombic1805 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Lunulated Leaf, one in form of a crescent: it is a suborbicular leaf hollowed at the base. 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 100 A suborbicular, depressed body. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 335 Populus tremula, leaves..of branches suborbicular-ovate sinuate-serrate. 1902 H. Woods Palæontol. Invertebr. (ed. 3) 249 Glycimeris (= Pectunculus). Shell thick, solid, sub-orbicular, equivalve, almost equilateral. 1972 J. B. P. Maithani in A. G. Jhingran et al. Himalayan Geol. II. 243 A left valve characterised by sub-orbicular to ovate shell shape. 2004 Brittonia 56 159 The mature flowers of this species [sc. Miconia alloeotricha] have broadly elliptic to suborbicular petals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1753
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