subascending

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ ascending

Adjective

subascending (not comparable)

1. (biology) Almost or imperfectly ascending.
   • 1896, Transactions of the American Entomological Society, page 340:

     Palpi moderate, subascending, rather stout, long scaled below; front with scale tuft; tongue developed; antennæ of slightly flattened, filiform, finely and shortly ciliate; […]