Semiannular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Semiannular is an adjective meaning Having a shape resembling part of a ring or incomplete circular band.
Meaning
Having a shape resembling part of a ring or incomplete circular band.
Example Sentences
The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ring-shaped, ringy, penannular, annulate, circinate, annular.
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