Cylindrical

Cylindrical or Cylindric [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonym: Terete, Rounded, Tubelike, Tube-shaped Noun: Cylindricality Adverb: Cylindrically

With shape of cylinder or tube: having straight parallel sides, circular ends of equal size , and a constant circular cross-section throughout the length.

In botany refers to the cylinder-like shape of some plant parts as stems, fruit, seeds, roots etc.

Cylindrical habit [ Morphology ]

A cylindrical or cylindric habit is one of the most common vegetative features frequently observed in cacti and succulents characterized by cylinder-like stems or shoots

[Compare with: Columnar ]

Left: A cylindrical stem of Lobivia famatimensis v. bonnieae

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