subcompressed
English
Etymology
From sub- + compressed.
Adjective
subcompressed (not comparable)
- (archaic, botany, conchology) Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.
- subcompressed spikelets
- subcompressed whorls
References
- “subcompressed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.