subterminal
/ (sʌbˈtɜːmɪnəl) /
adjective
almost at an end
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How to use subterminal in a sentence
The zoœcia are tubular and have a terminal or subterminal orifice, which is angulate or subangulate as seen from above.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa | Nelson AnnandaleMoreover the conelet is usually, perhaps always, subterminal in P. occidentalis.
The Genus Pinus | George Russell ShawThe mouth is seldom round; it is often subterminal, opening by a transverse slit.
Parasites | T. Spencer CobboldOn uninodal branchlets they form an apical group consisting of a terminal bud with a whorl of subterminal buds about its base.
The Genus Pinus | George Russell ShawConelets subterminal or often pseudolateral, their scales gradually narrowed into a spine.
The Genus Pinus | George Russell Shaw
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