sublateral, a.
(sʌbˈlætərəl)
[f. sub- 11 + L. latus, later- side + -al1.]
Almost lateral; situated near the side.
| 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 188 The beaks sublateral, lying on the shorter side. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 318 Radicle basal or sublateral. 1875 Darwin Insectiv. Pl. x. 251 There are tentacles on the disc..near the extremities of the sublateral bundles. |