fraenum

American

[free-nuhm] / ˈfri nəm /

noun

Chiefly British.

a variant of frenum.

fraenum British

/ ˈfriːnəm /

noun

a fold of membrane or skin, such as the fold beneath the tongue, that supports an organ

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Noun Inflected Forms

fraena

plural

Etymology

Origin of fraenum

C18: from Latin: bridle

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