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Lenticula


Len-tic′u-la

(lĕn-tĭk′ū̍-lȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Lenticulas
(-lȧz)
, L.
Lenticulæ
(-lē)
.
[L. See
Lenticel
.]
1.
(Med.)
A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.
2.
(Opt.)
A lens of small size.
3.
(Bot.)
A lenticel.

Definition 2024


lenticula

lenticula

See also: lentícula

English

Noun

lenticula (plural lenticulas or lenticulae)

  1. (medicine) A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.
  2. A small lens.
  3. (botany) A lenticel.


Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of lēns.

Noun

lenticula f (genitive lenticulae); first declension

  1. lentil

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative lenticula lenticulae
genitive lenticulae lenticulārum
dative lenticulae lenticulīs
accusative lenticulam lenticulās
ablative lenticulā lenticulīs
vocative lenticula lenticulae

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