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Trigon vs Trigone - What's the difference?

trigon | trigone |

As nouns the difference between trigon and trigone

is that trigon is (geometry|rare) a triangle while trigone is (botany) thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.

trigon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geometry, rare) A triangle.
  • An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca.
  • (astrology) A division consisting of three signs.
  • (astrology) A trine; an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees from each other.
  • (Hutton)
  • An old ball game played by three people standing in a triangular formation.
  • (Webster 1913)

    trigone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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 66
  • Leaf cells are about 25–30 ?m, with thin walls and bulging trigones .
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  • 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.
  • (anatomy) A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, bounded by the apertures of the ureters and urethra.
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