Trigone

Full definition of trigone

Noun

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 66Leaf cells are about 25–30 μm, with thin walls and bulging trigones.
• Schuster Hepaticae V|4-5The 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

• genitor, toe ring