pulvinulus
/pʌlˈvɪnjʊləs/noun
1 Botany. In certain lichens, especially ones of the genus Parmelia: any of a number of spongy, sometimes highly branched, outgrowths arising from the thallus. rare.
2 Botany = pulvinule. rare.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Loudon (1783–1843), landscape gardener and horticultural writer. From scientific Latin pulvinulus from classical Latin pulvīnulus from pulvīnus cushion, pillow + -ulus.
- celluloid
- cellulolysis
- cellulolytic
- cellulose
- cellulose acetate
- cellulose gum
- cellulose nitrate
- cellulose triacetate
- cellulosic
- cellulous
- cell wall
- celly
- celosia
- celsian
- Celsius
- Celsius, Anders
- Celsius degree
- Celsius scale
- Celsius temperature
- Celsius thermometer
- celt
- Celtiberian
- Celtic
- Celtic Church
- Celtic cross