Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Trigone


Triˊgone′

,
Noun.
[F., literally, a trigon.]
(Anat.)
A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, limited by the apertures of the ureters and urethra.

Definition 2024


trigone

trigone

English

Noun

trigone (plural trigones)

  1. (botany) Thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
    • 1992, Marie L. Hicks, Guide to the Liverworts of North Carolina, page 66
      Leaf cells are about 25–30 μm, with thin walls and bulging trigones.
    • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 4-5
      The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
  2. (anatomy) A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, bounded by the apertures of the ureters and urethra.

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

trigone m (plural trigoni)

  1. stingray

Adjective

trigone f

  1. Feminine plural form of trigono

Anagrams


Latin

Adjective

trigōne

  1. vocative masculine singular of trigōnus