phal|ange

phal|ange
phal|ange «FAL uhnj, fuh LANJ», noun.
1. Anatomy. any bone of the fingers or toes; phalanx. and hand. (Cf.hand)
2. Botany. a bundle of stamens united by their filaments; phalanx.
[< Old French phalange, learned borrowing from Latin phalanx; see etym. under phalanx (Cf.phalanx)]

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