moʊs, struˈmoʊs adjective
having a struma or strumae.
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struma (ˈstruːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -mae | |
| 1. | pathol an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland; goitre |
| 2. | botany a swelling, esp one at the base of a moss capsule |
| 3. | another word for scrofula |
| [C16: from Latin: a scrofulous tumour, from struere to heap up] | |
| strumatic | |
| —adj | |
| strumous | |
| —adj | |
| strumose | |
| —adj | |
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Strumose
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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