Vallecula Definition

vă-lĕkyə-lə, və-
valleculae
noun
valleculae
A groove or furrow in a plant or animal structure, as the depression between the epiglottis and the base of the tongue.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Vallecula

Noun

Singular:
vallecula
Plural:
valleculae, valleculas

Origin of Vallecula

  • Late Latin diminutive of Latin vallēs valley

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

  • New Latin, from valles (valley), 1859.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

VVAVAL

Words Ending With

ALAULA

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With V9 Letter Words Ending With A