noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/trɪˈɡəʊn/
UK:/ˈtrʌɪɡəʊn/
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noun
Meaning 1
One of the thickenings of the cell wall at the angles where several cells join.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology
From French trigone, from Latin trigōnum, from Ancient Greek τρῐ́γωνον (trĭ́gōnon). Doublet of trigon and trigonon.