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trabecula
[ truh-bek-yuh-luh ]
/ trəˈbɛk yə lə /
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noun, plural tra·bec·u·lae [truh-bek-yuh-lee]. /trəˈbɛk yəˌli/.
Anatomy, Botany. a structural part resembling a small beam or crossbar.
Botany. one of the projections from the cell wall that extends across the cavity of the ducts of certain plants, or the plate of cells across the cavity of the sporangium of a moss.
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Origin of trabecula
OTHER WORDS FROM trabecula
tra·bec·u·lar, tra·bec·u·late [truh-bek-yuh-lit, -leyt], /trəˈbɛk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, adjectivein·ter·tra·bec·u·lar, adjectiveWords nearby trabecula
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British Dictionary definitions for trabecula
trabecula
/ (trəˈbɛkjʊlə) /
noun plural -lae (-ˌliː) anatomy botany
any of various rod-shaped structures that divide organs into separate chambers
any of various rod-shaped cells or structures that bridge a cavity, as within the capsule of a moss or across the lumen of a cell
Derived forms of trabecula
trabecular or trabeculate, adjectiveWord Origin for trabecula
C19: via New Latin from Latin: a little beam, from trabs a beam
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