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A
prefix to a descriptor
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- Under, below, beneath, in an inferior position (for example
subterminal
= below the apex;
subtend
= to stand immediately below,
subaxillary
= beneath the axil )
- Nearly, partly, somewhat (For example
subglobose
somewhat globose)
- Subdivision [taxonomy] (For example
subspecies,
subfamily etc..)
- In an imperfect or partial state or degree, less than completely (For
example subshrub,
"sub"-quadrangular)
- Bordering (For example
subequatorial, subtropical)
- Subordinate, secondary
- Smaller or younger than...
- Containing less than the normal amount of an element
[From Latin sub “under”]
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