The Collaborative International Dictionary
osteocolla
osteocolla \os`te*o*col"la\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. ? glue.]
A kind of glue obtained from bones.
--Ure.A cellular calc tufa, which in some places forms incrustations on the stems of plants, -- formerly supposed to have the quality of uniting fractured bones.
Wiktionary
osteocolla
n. 1 A kind of glue obtained from bones. 2 A cellular calc tufa, found as incrustations on plant stems, once believed to have the power to unite fractured bones.