1. Noun
Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form
2. Noun
A rounded projection or division of a leaf.
3. Noun
A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot.
4. Noun
A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain.
5. Noun
The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel.
6. Noun
(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
7. Noun
(botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
Vocabulary classified under Biology
8. Noun
a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
Vocabulary classified under Literature and rhetoric
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