unguis
Americannoun
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a nail, claw, or hoof.
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Botany. the clawlike base of certain petals.
noun
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a nail, claw, or hoof, or the part of the digit giving rise to it
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the clawlike base of certain petals
Etymology
Origin of unguis
1685–95; < Latin unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Greek ónyx
Example Sentences
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The malar bone, and the os unguis or lachrymal, are more or less developed according to the species considered.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
In the horse it arises, by a small tendon, from a tubercle which occupies the external surface of the os unguis, or lachrymal bone.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
Trumpet Flower, bignonia unguis, is a genus of the angiospermia order, class didynamia; the calyx is quinquefid, the corolla of an elegant bell-shape, and is also quinquefoliated.
From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous
The tendrils are so closely similar in all respects to those of B. unguis, that one description will suffice.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
Secondly and thirdly, Bignonia unguis with its close allies, and Cardiospermum; but their tendrils are so short that their contraction could hardly occur, and would be quite superfluous.
From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles
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