trigone

noun /trɪˈɡəʊn/

1. One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.

   Leaf cells are about 25–30 μm, with thin walls and bulging trigones.

2. A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder, bounded by the apertures of the ureters and urethra; a similar region of a mitral valve

Where it comes from

From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry trigone (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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