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vallecula

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Noun
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CIDE DICTIONARY

valleculan. [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.].
  •  A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.  [1913 Webster]
  •  One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vallecula, n. (pl. valleculae) Anat. & Bot. a groove or furrow.

Derivative
vallecular adj. valleculate adj.
Etymology
LL, dimin. of L vallis valley

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