[ adj ] having six sides or divided into hexagons <adj.pert>
Hexagonal \Hex*ag"o*nal\, a. [Cf. F. hexagonal.] Having six sides and six angles; six-sided.
{Hexagonal system}. (Crystal.) See under {Crystallization}.
The hexagonal house is a simple place in an extraordinary environment.
Working inwards, a couple of frames had a crescent of white-capped honeycomb at the sides and top, and a dense block of bumpy brown cappings in the centre where the brood was laid, each hexagonal cell holding a growing grub.