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al·ec·to·ria
I. \ˌalə̇kˈtōrēə\ noun
or al·lec·to·ry \əˈlektərē\; or al·ec·to·ri·an \ˌalə̇kˈtōrēən\; or al·ec·to·ri·us \-ōrēəs\
(plural alectori·ae \ˌalə̇kˈtōrēˌē\ ; or allectories or alectorians or alecto·rii \-ōrēˌī\)
Etymology: alectoria, allectory from Medieval Latin alectoria, short for Latin alectoria gemma, literally, cock's gem, from alectoria (feminine of alectorius of a cock, from Greek alektōr cock) + gemma gem; alectorian from Latin alectorius + English -an; alectorius from Latin, adjective
: a talismanic stone that is supposedly found in the crop of a cock and is believed to be magical
II. \ˌalə̇kˈtōrēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek alektōr cock (probably from Alektōr, a name) + New Latin -ia
: a genus of lichens (family Usneaceae) characterized by a dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched thallus of cylindrical form |