clavule

clavule
clavule Bot.
(ˈklævjuːl)
Also in L. form.
[ad. L. clāvula, dim. of clāva club.]
The elongated claviform portion of the receptacle of certain fungi (1866 Treas. Bot.).

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  • clavule — n. [L. dim. clava, club] 1. (ECHINODERMATA: Echinoidea) In Spatangoida, a minute ciliated spine on the test. 2. (PORIFERA) A modified triaxonal spicule with a disk or bulb at one end …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • clavule — noun A club shaped part of the receptacle of some fungi …   Wiktionary

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