Calli

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calli
       See {callus}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  callus


       n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual
            pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: {callosity}]
       2: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
       3: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a
          stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
       v 1: cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his
            feet"
       2: form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"
       [also: {calli} (pl)]