ungula

[uhng-gyuh-luh]

un·gu·la

[uhng-gyuh-luh]
noun, plural un·gu·lae [-lee] .
Botany. an unguis.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ungula a claw, hoof, talon, diminutive of unguis unguis
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Ungula is always a great word to know.
So is naked seed. Does it mean:
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes
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ungula (ˈʌŋɡjʊlə)
 
n , pl -lae
1.  maths a truncated cone, cylinder, etc
2.  a rare word for hoof
 
[C18: from Latin: hoof, from unguis nail]
 
'ungular
 
adj

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