English

Noun

clavula ‎(plural clavulas or clavulae)

1. A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
2. A spicule of some sponges

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from clāva ‎(“staff, club”) +‎ -ula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈklaː.wu.la/

Noun

clāvula f ‎(genitive clāvulae); first declension

1. graft, scion

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

• clāva

Descendants

• English: clavula

See also

• clāvulus

References

• clavula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “clavula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.