'Vallecula' definitions:

Definition of 'vallecula'

From: WordNet
noun
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: groove, vallecula]

Definition of 'Vallecula'

From: GCIDE
  • Vallecula \Val*lec"u*la\, n.; pl. Valleculae. [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants. [1913 Webster]

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