| AURICULA | • auricula n. (Anatomy) The external part of the ear. • auricula n. (Anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart. • auricula n. (Palynology) A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura. |
| CUBICULA | • cubicula n. Plural of cubiculum. • CUBICULUM n. (Latin) a burial chamber. |
| CUTICULA | • cuticula n. (Zoology, botany) A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle. • CUTICULA n. (Latin) the outer hard covering of an insect. |
| LODICULA | • lodicula n. (Botany) Alternative form of lodicule. • LODICULA n. (Latin) a small scale in a grass flower, also LODICULE. |
| NAVICULA | • navicula n. (Christianity) A thurible in the shape of a boat. • Navicula prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Naviculaceae – boat-shaped algae. • NAVICULA n. (Latin) an incense-holder shaped like a boat. |
| NUBECULA | • nubecula n. (Astronomy) A nebula; specifically, the Magellanic Clouds. • nubecula n. (Medicine) A slight spot on the cornea. • nubecula n. (Medicine) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. |
| OPERCULA | • opercula n. Plural of operculum. • OPERCULUM n. (Latin) an anatomical part that serves as a lid or cover, also OPERCELE, OPERCULE. |
| OPUSCULA | • opuscula n. Plural of opusculum. • OPUSCULE n. a short work, also OPUSCLE, OPUSCULUM. |
| RETICULA | • reticula n. Plural of reticulum. • reticula n. (Anatomy) The reticular formation. • RETICULUM n. (Latin) a network. |
| SILICULA | • silicula n. (Botany) Alternative spelling of silicle. • SILICULA n. (Latin) a seed vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as it is long, also SILICLE, SILICULE. |
| SUBUCULA | • subucula n. (Historical) A man’s undergarment or shirt. • subucula n. (Historical) In the early English church, a kind of cassock worn under the alb. • SUBUCULA n. (Latin) in the early English church, a kind of cassock worn under the alb. |
| TENACULA | • tenacula n. Plural of tenaculum. • TENACULUM n. (Latin) a surgical hook or forceps. |
| VESICULA | • vesicula n. (Biology, medicine) Synonym of vesicle (small blister). • VESICULA n. (Latin) a small blister or bladder, also VESICLE. |