inequilateral
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of inequilateral
First recorded in 1655–65; in- 3 + equilateral
Example Sentences
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Embryo curved, nearly enclosing a little gelatinous albumen; cotyledons folded and crumpled.—Leaves pointed, petioled, inequilateral.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
These are cordate at their base and mainly inequilateral, but the general shape varies to a considerable extent.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
The spores are wood brown in color, oval to short elliptical and inequilateral 6–8 × 4–5 µ.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
A simple vertical elevation of the occiput, giving the head in most instances a squared and inequilateral form.
From Some Observations on the Ethnography and Archaeology of the American Aborigines by Morton, Samuel George
The spores are sub-elliptical, sometimes inequilateral, and measure from 8–12 × 4–6 µ.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by Atkinson, George Francis
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