'Ungula' definitions:
Definition of 'Ungula'
From: GCIDE
- Ungula \Un"gu*la\, n.; pl. Ungulae. [L., a claw, hoof, from unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]
- 1. A hoof, claw, or talon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) Same as Unguis, 3. [1913 Webster]
- Spherical ungula (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the surface of the sphere. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'ungula'
From: GCIDE
- Unguis \Un"guis\, n.; pl. Ungues. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]
- 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula. [1913 Webster]