vallecula

American

[vuh-lek-yuh-luh] / vəˈlɛk jə lə /

noun

Biology.

a furrow or depression.

vallecula British

/ vəˈlɛkjʊlə /

noun

anatomy any of various natural depressions or crevices, such as certain fissures of the brain
botany a small groove or furrow in a plant stem or fruit

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Derived Forms

vallecular

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

valleculae

plural

Etymology

Origin of vallecula

1855–60; < Late Latin, equivalent to valle ( s ) valley + Latin -cula -cule ¹

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