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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen)

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural trabeculae; also -las) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, little beam, diminutive of trabs, trabes beam Date: circa 1866 1. a small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane in the framework of a body organ or part 2. a fold, ridge, or bar projecting into or extending from a plant part; especially a row of cells bridging an intercellular space • trabecular adjective • trabeculate adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. trabeculae) 1 Anat. a supporting band or bar of connective or bony tissue, esp. dividing an organ into chambers. 2 Bot. a beamlike projection or process within a hollow structure. Derivatives: trabecular adj. trabeculate adj. Etymology: L, dimin. of trabs beam

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Trabecula Tra*bec"u*la, n.; pl. Trabecul[ae] (-l[=e]). [L., a little beam.] (Anat.) A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in the framework of an organ part.