clavus

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
    — In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively[…]
  2. Synonym of ergot. obsolete,uncountable
    — The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]

词形变化

clavuses plural clavi plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.
词源 2
Compare Claviceps; the young grain is malformed and club-shaped.
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