'Terete' definitions:
Definition of 'terete'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Especially of plant parts; cylindrical and tapering
Definition of 'Terete'
From: GCIDE
- Terete \Te*rete"\, a. [L. teres, -etis, rounded off, properly, rubbed off, fr. terere to rub.] Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of plants. [1913 Webster]