[plek-tron] 
[plek-truh
m] [-truh] , -trums. | 1. | a small piece of plastic, metal, ivory, etc., for plucking the strings of a guitar, lyre, mandolin, etc. |
| 2. | Anatomy, Zoology. an anatomical part resembling a plectrum in shape. |
| plec·trum (plěk'trəm) n. pl. plec·trums or plec·tra (-trə) A small thin piece of metal, plastic, bone, or similar material, used to pluck the strings of certain instruments, such as the guitar or lute. [Latin plēctrum, from Greek plēktron, from plēssein, plēg-, to strike; see plāk-2 in Indo-European roots.] |