vallecular
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vallecula + -ar, derived from diminutive of Latin valles (“valley”).
Adjective
[edit]vallecular (not comparable)
- (medicine) Grooved; pertaining to a vallecula.
- (botany) Of or relating to a channel between the nodes of the stem of some species of Equisetum.
- 2011 July 12, “An extensin-rich matrix lines the carinal canals in Equisetum ramosissimum, which may function as water-conducting channels”, in Annals of Botany, :
- A transverse section of the internode shows a pattern of sub-epidermal strengthening tissue and chlorenchyma, vallecular canals in the cortex opposite the furrows, and carinal canals opposite the ridges.
References
[edit]- Vallecular, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2004. WB Saunders, an Elsevier imprint.