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Valleculae

Vallecula \Val*lec"u*la\, n.; pl. Vallecul[ae]. [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.]

  1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.

  2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

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valleculae

n. (plural of vallecula English)

WordNet
vallecula
  1. n. (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: groove]

  2. [also: valleculae (pl)]

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