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† ˈunguicle Bot. Obs.
[ad. L. unguiculus, dim. of unguis nail, claw.]
A part of a leaf or petal resembling a nail or claw.
1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 375 Medlers, which are of a moderate magnitude, with late heads, discreted with five unguicles or leafes. 1796H. Hunter tr. St.-Pierre's Stud. Nat. (1799) II. 95 The unguicle..is always clearer [in colour] than that of the rest of the petal. |