paxilla
noun
pax·il·la
pakˈsilə
plural paxillae
-iˌlē
: a spine like a pillar with a flattened summit bearing minute spinules or granules in various starfishes
paxillar adjective
-lə(r)
paxillate adjective
-lə̇t
-ˌlāt
paxilliferous adjective
¦paksə¦lif(ə)rəs
paxilliform adjective
pakˈsiləˌfȯrm
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin paxillus peg, diminutive of palus stake
- noncrossover
- noncrushable
- noncrystalline
- nonculinary
- noncultivated
- noncultivation
- noncultivations
- noncultural
- noncum
- noncumulative
- noncurrent
- noncustodial
- noncustomer
- noncustomers
- noncyclic
- noncyclical
- noncyclically
- noncycliccer
- noncycliccest
- noncyclicer
- noncyclicest
- nonda
- nonda plum
- nondairier
- nondairiest