vallecular

English

Etymology

vallecula +‎ -ar, derived from diminutive of Latin valles (“valley”)

Adjective

vallecular (comparative more vallecular, superlative most vallecular)

  1. (medicine) grooved; pertaining to a vallecula.
  2. (botany) A channel between the nodes of the stem of some species of Equisetum.
    • 2011 July 12, “An extensin-rich matrix lines the carinal canals in Equisetum ramosissimum, which may function as water-conducting channels”, in Annals of Botany, →DOI:
      A transverse section of the internode shows a pattern of sub-epidermal strengthening tissue and chlorenchyma, vallecular canals in the cortex opposite the furrows, and carinal canals opposite the ridges.

References
  • Vallecular, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2004. WB Saunders, an Elsevier imprint.
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