subterminal

/ (sʌbˈtɜːmɪnəl) /

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adjective

almost at an end

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

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Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby subterminal

subtemperate, subtenant, subtend, subtenure, subterfuge, subterminal, subternatural, subterrane, subterranean, subterrestrial, subtext

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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 Annandale
Moreover the conelet is usually, perhaps always, subterminal in P. occidentalis.
The Genus Pinus|George Russell Shaw
The mouth is seldom round; it is often subterminal, opening by a transverse slit.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
On 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 Shaw

Conelets subterminal or often pseudolateral, their scales gradually narrowed into a spine.
The Genus Pinus|George Russell Shaw