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jugum

/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/

jugum noun: a connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.

jugum: a connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone
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Noun

jugum (plural juga or jugums)

  1. A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
  2. A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.
  3. One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
  4. A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

Forms of jugum

pluraljuga
pluraljugums

Origin of jugum

Borrowing from Latin jugum (“a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge”). Doublet of yoke and yuga.

Words formed from jugum

Questions about jugum

What does jugum mean?
Jugum means a connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
What part of speech is jugum?
Jugum is a noun.
How do you pronounce jugum?
Jugum is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/.
What is the plural of jugum?
The plural of jugum is juga.

Words near jugum in the dictionary

  1. jugulation
  2. jugulo-
  3. jugulo-omohyoid
  4. jugulodigastric
  5. jugulum
  6. jugum
  7. jugum penis
  8. jugum petrosum
  9. jugum sphenoidale
  10. jugums
  11. Jugureni

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