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Terete
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Terete has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Terete, a. [L. teres, -etis, rounded off, properly, rubbed off, fr. terere to rub.].
Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants. [1913 Webster]
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