(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:44:16

Te*rete" (?), a. [L. teres, -etis, rounded off, properly, rubbed off, fr. terere to rub.]

Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants.

 

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