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vallecular en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Grooved; pertaining to a vallecula.
  2. (not-comparable) Of or relating to a channel between the nodes of the stem of some species of Equisetum.
    • 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. 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: