terete

adjective

te·​rete tə-ˈrēt 

te-

: approximately cylindrical but usually tapering at both ends

a terete seedpod

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin teret-, teres "having no angles, smooth and rounded," probably adjective derivative from the base of terere "to rub, grind, wear down" — more at trite

First Known Use

circa 1619, in the meaning defined above