synapticula

English

Etymology

Diminutive from Ancient Greek fastened together.

Noun

synapticula (plural synapticulae or synapticulas)

1. (zoology) One of numerous calcareous processes which extend between, and unite, the adjacent septa of certain corals.

Synonyms

• synapticulum

Related terms

• synapticular

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “synapticula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)