un|gu|la

un|gu|la «UHNG gyuh luh», noun, plural -lae «-lee».

1. a hoof.

2. a claw or nail.

3. Botany. an unguis (def. 2).

4. eometry. a cylinder, cone, or other solid figure, the top part of which has been cut off by a plane oblique to the base.

╂[< Latin ungula (diminutive) < unguis nail, claw, hoof]