Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Imperfectly spherical; of a form approaching that of a sphere.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Nearly spherical; having a figure resembling that of a sphere.
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- adjective Nearly spherical; having a figure resembling that of a sphere.
Etymologies
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sub- + spherical
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Examples
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= -- Cones lateral, single or in clusters, nearly or quite sessile, finally at right angles to the stem or twisted slightly downward, ovoid, ovate-conical; subspherical when open, ripening the second season; scales thickened at the apex, armed with stout, straight or recurved prickles.
Handbook of the Trees of New England Lorin Low Dame 1860
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