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trigonous

[ trig-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. having three angles or corners, as a stem or seed; triangular.


trigonous

/ ˈ³Ù°ùɪɡə²ÔÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. (of stems, seeds, and similar parts) having a triangular cross section
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trigonous1

1750–60; < Latin ³Ù°ù¾±²µÅ²Ô³Ü²õ triangular < Greek ³Ù°ùí²µÅ²Ô´Ç²õ. See tri-, -gon, -ous
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Grain is oblong shining light reddish brown, narrowed at both ends and somewhat trigonous.

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It is very much flattened in Paspalum scrobiculatum, but somewhat trigonous in Digitaria sanguinalis.

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The inflorescence is of several slender spikes, usually drooping, 2 to 4 inches; the rachis is filiform and trigonous.

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The inflorescence consists of spikes, solitary, digitate or fascicled, articulate and fragile; the joints of the floral axis and the pedicels of the pedicelled spikelets are trigonous and hollowed ventrally.

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The inflorescence is 1/2 to 3 inches long and consists of fascicles of spikelets; the rachis is trigonous, smooth, and flexuous.

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