1. Noun
A prop or support.
2. Noun
That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.
3. Noun
An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like.
4. Noun
The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
5. Noun
One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.
6. Noun
The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
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