trigonous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of trigonous
1750–60; < Latin trigōnus triangular < Greek trígōnos. See tri-, -gon, -ous
Example Sentences
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The inflorescence is of several slender spikes, usually drooping, 2 to 4 inches; the rachis is filiform and trigonous.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Grain is oblong shining light reddish brown, narrowed at both ends and somewhat trigonous.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
The inflorescence is 1/2 to 3 inches long and consists of fascicles of spikelets; the rachis is trigonous, smooth, and flexuous.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
It is very much flattened in Paspalum scrobiculatum, but somewhat trigonous in Digitaria sanguinalis.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
Grain is oblong, obtusely trigonous, or concavo-convex, red-brown and rugulose on the ventral side.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.
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