subascending

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ ascending

Adjective

subascending (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Almost or imperfectly ascending.
    • 1896, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, page 340:
      Palpi moderate, subascending, rather stout, long scaled below; front with scale tuft; tongue developed; antennæ of slightly flattened, filiform, finely and shortly ciliate; […]
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