trabecula
Anatomy, Botany. a structural part resembling a small beam or crossbar.
Botany. one of the projections from the cell wall that extends across the cavity of the ducts of certain plants, or the plate of cells across the cavity of the sporangium of a moss.
Origin of trabecula
1Other words from trabecula
- tra·bec·u·lar, tra·bec·u·late [truh-bek-yuh-lit, -leyt], /trəˈbɛk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, adjective
- in·ter·tra·bec·u·lar, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for trabecula
/ (trəˈbɛkjʊlə) /
any of various rod-shaped structures that divide organs into separate chambers
any of various rod-shaped cells or structures that bridge a cavity, as within the capsule of a moss or across the lumen of a cell
Origin of trabecula
1Derived forms of trabecula
- trabecular or trabeculate, adjective
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