subcircular
- a word derived from circular.
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P. ovate then campan. glabrous, disc even, yellowish, striate and grey up to disc, 1 cm.; g. attached to a collar; s. 1-2 cm. white, pruinose; sp. subcircular, compressed, 12-14 broad, 3 thick.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
For instance, the molars when first developed have tritubercular summits, but these soon become worn away, leaving tall columnar crowns, with a subcircular surface of dentine exposed at the summit of each.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Caudal disc subcircular, with large scattered tubercles; snout subacute, slightly produced.
From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir
Cells oval, not very regularly arranged, in a continuous, foliaceous, subcircular frond; reticulated with oval spaces, not as wide as the interspaces.
It is surrounded by a strong chitinous rim, which is usually square or subquadrate but not infrequently circular or subcircular.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
