Semiannular
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a shape resembling part of a ring or incomplete circular band. not-comparable
"The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]"
Example
More examples"The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]"
Etymology
From semi- + annular.
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