inequilateral

[ in-ee-kwuh-lat-er-uhl ]

adjective

1. not equilateral; having unequal sides.

Other Words From

• ine·qui·later·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inequilateral¹

First recorded in 1655–65; in- ³ + equilateral

Example Sentences

Embryo curved, nearly enclosing a little gelatinous albumen; cotyledons folded and crumpled.—Leaves pointed, petioled, inequilateral.

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Procumbent or ascending, loosely radiculose, branching; leaves semi-vertical, roundish-elliptic, inequilateral, the sinus and unequal lobes obtuse; perianth terminal or at length dorsal, oval or pyriform, smooth, the mouth connivent; capsule oblong.—On sterile ground and rocks, N. J.

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A simple vertical elevation of the occiput, giving the head in most instances a squared and inequilateral form.

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The spores are sub-elliptical, sometimes inequilateral, and measure from 8–12 × 4–6 µ.

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Under the microscope they are yellowish, oval or short oblong, often inequilateral, 6–8 × 4–5 µ.

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