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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part [syn: groove, vallecula]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural valleculae) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, little valley, diminutive of Latin valles valley — more at vale Date: 1859 an anatomical groove, channel, or depression; especially one between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis • vallecular adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. valleculae) Anat. & Bot. a groove or furrow. Derivatives: vallecular adj. valleculate adj. Etymology: LL, dimin. of L vallis valley

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Vallecula Val*lec"u*la, n.; pl. Vallecul[ae]. [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.] 1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum. 2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.