Vallecula

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vallecula \Val*lec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Valleculae}. [NL., dim. fr.
     L. vallis, valles, a valley.]
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     1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa,
        which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.
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     2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of
        the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vallecula
       n : (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or
           part [syn: {groove}]
       [also: {valleculae} (pl)]