"trigone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /trɪˈɡəʊn/ [UK], /ˈtrʌɪɡəʊn/ [UK] Forms: trigones [plural]
Etymology: From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|trigone}} French trigone, {{der|en|la|trigōnum}} Latin trigōnum, {{der|en|grc|τρῐ́γωνον}} Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon), {{doublet|en|trigon|trigonon}} Doublet of trigon and trigonon Head templates: {{en-noun}} trigone (plural trigones)
  1. (botany) One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-trigone-en-noun-F7oTA9Ds Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (anatomy) 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 Categories (topical): Anatomy, Plant anatomy
    Sense id: en-trigone-en-noun-FJHEC1CH Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 68 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 65 2 3 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trigonal

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