inequilateral
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of inequilateral
First recorded in 1655–65; in- 3 + equilateral
Example Sentences
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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 George Francis Atkinson
Under the microscope they are yellowish, oval or short oblong, often inequilateral, 6–8 × 4–5 µ.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
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 Hugo de Vries
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 George Francis Atkinson
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 Samuel George Morton
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