Meaning of trigone | Babel Free
/trɪˈɡəʊn/Definitions
- One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
- 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
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.