[1720–30; hemi- + spheroid]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arrangement, catchword, deadwood, joker, saloonhemi- is a combining form meaning “half,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix hemi- include: hemiacetal, hemianopsia, hemihedral, hemiola, hemizygote
Examples of 'hemispheroid' in a sentence
hemispheroid
This species produced unconjugated and deliquescent asci with hemispheroid or helmet-shaped ascospores.
Fengli Hui, Yongcheng Ren, Liang Chen, Ying Li, Lin Zhang, Qiuhong Niu 2014, 'Molecular phylogenetic analysis reveals the new genus Hemisphaericaspora of the familyDebaryomycetaceae.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4116224?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)