lingula

n. [动]海豆芽

发音

/lɪŋɡjələ/

词形变化

lingulae lingulas 复数 lingulae 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.

    历史
  2. 2.

    Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.

    医学
  3. 3.

    Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.

    医学

词源

Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”).

来源：wiktionary