Jugum Definition

jo͝ogəm
juga, jugum
noun
A special process on the forewings of some insects by means of which the forewings and hind wings are hooked together during flight.
Webster's New World

(botany) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

Wiktionary

(botany) A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

Wiktionary

Origin of Jugum

  • Latin iugum yoke yeug- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, a yoke, ridge.

    From Wiktionary

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