bulla

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: bul=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

bulla, n. [L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.].

•  A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.  [1913 Webster]
•  The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.  [1913 Webster]
•  A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.  [1913 Webster]
•  A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.  [1913 Webster]