Definition of triticeous
:of, relating to, or being a small nodule of cartilage within the lateral thyrohyoid ligament
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tri·ti·ceous
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Origin and Etymology of triticeous
New Latin triticeus, from Latin, of or resembling wheat, from triticum wheat + -eus -eous
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