OSTEOCOMMA

Os`te*o*com"ma, n.; pl. L. Osteocommata, E. Osteocommas. Etym: [NL. See Osteo-, and Comma.] (Anat.)

Definition: A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra. Owen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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