tereteadj.

Brit.

/təˈriːt/, U.S.

/ˈtɛˌrit/

Forms: Also 1600s teret (1800s terate).

Etymology: < Latin teres, teret-em rounded (off).

Rounded, smooth and round; now almost always in Natural History, having a cylindrical or slightly tapering form, circular in cross-section, and a surface free from furrows or ridges.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective]

teretea1620

ambient1801

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > terete or pencil-like

teretous1658

terete1821

teretish190.

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > rounded or circular > rounded and smooth

teretous1658

terete1821

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. xi. §6. 326 Round and teret, like a globe.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. v. 180 Leaves are, Teretes, round like a Pillar; when they are for the most Part cylindric.]

1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 18 Stem about two feet high, terete.

1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) v. 68 b Fruit terete, obovate, covered with scales or tubercles.

1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals iv. 98 Tail long, terete, uniformly bushy or very slender and close-haired, with a terminal pencil.

Compounds

terete-elliptical, terete-linear adjs.

ΚΠ

1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 177 Sep[als] and pet[als] ovate-lanceolate, as long as the terate-elliptical, mucronate caps[ule].

1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 108 Pods terate-linear.

Derivatives

teˈretish adj. somewhat terete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > terete or pencil-like

teretous1658

terete1821

teretish190.

190. R. Tuckerman N. Amer. Lichens i. 22 (Cass. Supp.) Either narrowed and somewhat channelled, with teretish tips, or dilated.

† teˈretial adj. Obsolete

ΚΠ

18.. Owen in Cent. Dict. Teretial.

† ˈteretous adj. Obsolete terete (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > terete or pencil-like

teretous1658

terete1821

teretish190.

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > rounded or circular > rounded and smooth

teretous1658

terete1821

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 176 Why..there are so few [plants] with teretous or longround leaves?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	terete
释义	tereteadj. Brit. /təˈriːt/, U.S. /ˈtɛˌrit/ Forms: Also 1600s teret (1800s terate). Etymology: < Latin teres, teret-em rounded (off). Rounded, smooth and round; now almost always in Natural History, having a cylindrical or slightly tapering form, circular in cross-section, and a surface free from furrows or ridges. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] teretea1620 ambient1801 the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > terete or pencil-like teretous1658 terete1821 teretish190. the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > rounded or circular > rounded and smooth teretous1658 terete1821 a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) ii. xi. §6. 326 Round and teret, like a globe. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. iii. v. 180 Leaves are, Teretes, round like a Pillar; when they are for the most Part cylindric.] 1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 18 Stem about two feet high, terete. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) v. 68 b Fruit terete, obovate, covered with scales or tubercles. 1877 E. Coues Fur-bearing Animals iv. 98 Tail long, terete, uniformly bushy or very slender and close-haired, with a terminal pencil. Compounds terete-elliptical, terete-linear adjs. ΚΠ 1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 177 Sep[als] and pet[als] ovate-lanceolate, as long as the terate-elliptical, mucronate caps[ule]. 1847 W. E. Steele Handbk. Field Bot. 108 Pods terate-linear. Derivatives teˈretish adj. somewhat terete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > terete or pencil-like teretous1658 terete1821 teretish190. 190. R. Tuckerman N. Amer. Lichens i. 22 (Cass. Supp.) Either narrowed and somewhat channelled, with teretish tips, or dilated. † teˈretial adj. Obsolete ΚΠ 18.. Owen in Cent. Dict. Teretial. † ˈteretous adj. Obsolete terete (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > terete or pencil-like teretous1658 terete1821 teretish190. the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [adjective] > rounded or circular > rounded and smooth teretous1658 terete1821 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 176 Why..there are so few [plants] with teretous or longround leaves? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1620
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