hemiorbicular

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English

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Etymology

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From hemi- +‎ orbicular.

Adjective

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hemiorbicular (not comparable)

  1. (botany) hemispherical or semicircular
    • 2015, Shuichiro Tagane et al., “Goniothalamus flagellistylus Tagane & V. S. Dang (Annonaceae), a new species from Mt. Hon Ba, Vietnam”, in PhytoKeys[1], volume 1, →DOI:
      Flowers solitary, arising from main trunks and older branches, pendent; pedicels 19–25 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm in diam., glabrous; bracts 3–4, very broadly triangular to hemiorbicular, ca. 1.6 mm long, brownish pubescent outside, glabrous inside, margin sometimes ciliate.