释义 |
ju·gum \ˈjügəm, ˈyü-\ noun (plural ju·ga \-gə\ ; or jugums) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, yoke — more at yoke 1. a. : one of the ridges commonly found on fruits of plants of the family Ammiaceae b. : a pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate leaf 2. : the most posterior and basal region of an insect's wing that is modified in the primitive Lepidoptera as a backwardly directed basal lobe on the inner margin of the fore wings and that serves to couple the fore and hind wings during flight 3. : a more or less complicated crossbar linking the two arms of the brachidium of certain brachiopods |