subterminal
Near the end
Subterminal means near but not quite at the end.
The term appears in technical contexts—a subterminal bud grows just below a branch tip, a subterminal band on a feather sits close to the feather's edge.
In medicine, subterminal describes a condition or phase approaching but not yet at its final stage.
Remote from point of attachment
- appendageProjecting body part
- extremityOutermost part or limit
- limbJointed bodily projection
- finAquatic propulsion appendage
tail · antenna · wing · fluke · segment · node · branch · tip
Group playing music together
patch · crescent · chevron · fascia · line · blotch · marking · pattern
Unopened plant growth
- leafPlant's photosynthetic organ
- nodeConnection point in networks
- branchDivision or woody limb
- shootDischarge or capture
inflorescence · raceme · pedicel · petiole · stipule · axil · internode · meristem
Second from the end
- antepenultimateThird from the end
- precedingComing before in order
- next-to-lastImmediately preceding the final
- second-to-lastPosition before final
distal
Remote from point of attachment
fin · tail · antenna · wing · fluke · segment · node · branch · tip · digit
band
Group playing music together
margin · patch · crescent · chevron · fascia · line · blotch · marking · pattern · coloration
bud
Unopened plant growth
shoot · inflorescence · raceme · pedicel · petiole · stipule · axil · internode · meristem · lateral
penultimate
Second from the end
- antepenultimateThird from the end
- precedingComing before in order
- next-to-lastImmediately preceding the final
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