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triquetrous
[ trahy-kwee-truhs, -kwe- ]
adjective
- three-sided; triangular.
- having a triangular cross section.
triquetrous
/ -ˈkwɛt-; traɪˈkwiːtrəs /
adjective
- triangular, esp in cross section
a triquetrous stem
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Other Words From
- subtri·quetrous adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triquetrous1
1650–60; < Latin triquetrus triangular, equivalent to tri- tri- + -quetrus cornered
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triquetrous1
C17: from Latin triquetrus having three corners
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Example Sentences
Triquetrous, trī-kwet′rus, adj. three-sided: triangular—also Triquet′ral.
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Capsule sessile, subglobose-triquetrous, beaked by the stout persistent style; seeds large, few to several in each cell.
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The fourth joint of the leg, very long, and usually triquetrous.
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Triquetrous, sharply three-angled; and especially with the sides concave, like a bayonet.
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