OSTEOCOLLA

Etymology

Noun

osteocolla

A kind of glue obtained from bones.

A cellular calc tufa, found as incrustations on plant stems, once believed to have the power to unite fractured bones.

Source: Wiktionary


Os`te*o*col"la, n. Etym: [Osteo- + Gr.

1. A kind of glue obtained from bones. Ure.

2. A cellular calc tufa, which in some places forms incrustations on the stems of plants, -- formerly supposed to have the quality of uniting fractured bones.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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