trigone

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/trɪˈɡəʊn/(UK)

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/trɪˈɡəʊn/(UK) · /ˈtrʌɪɡəʊn/(UK)

Definition of trigone

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noun

One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.

“Leaf cells are about 25–30 μm, with thin walls and bulging trigones.”
“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.”

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noun

One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.

“Leaf cells are about 25–30 μm, with thin walls and bulging trigones.”
“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.”
A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, bounded by the apertures of the ureters and urethra; a similar region of a mitral valve

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From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon.

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