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clavola

clavola is the alternative form of clavula.

clavola is the alternative form of clavus.

Meaning of clavula

Noun

clavula (plural clavulas or clavulae)

  1. A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
  2. A spicule of some sponges

Meaning of clavus

Noun (1)

clavus (plural clavuses or clavi)

  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
    • In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively[…]1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain, page 331

Noun (2)

clavus (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of ergot.
    • The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]1817, The Analectic Magazine, page 186
    Synonyms:
    ergot

Forms of clavola

pluralclavolae

Questions about clavola

What is clavola the alternative form of?
Clavola is the alternative form of clavula.

Words near clavola in the dictionary

  1. clavisymbalums
  2. Clavius
  3. Clavius Crater
  4. clavoid
  5. clavoids
  6. clavola
  7. clavolonine
  8. clavomere
  9. clavoscalid
  10. clavoscalids
  11. clavula

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