trabecula
tra·bec·u·la / trəˈbekyələ/ • n. (usu. in pl. -lae / -lē/ ) 1. Anat. each of a series or group of partitions formed by bands or columns of connective tissue, esp. a plate of the calcareous tissue forming cancellous bone.2. Bot. any of a number of rodlike structures in plants, e.g., a strand of sterile tissue dividing the cavity in a sporangium.DERIVATIVES: tra·bec·u·lar adj.tra·bec·u·late / -lit/ adj.
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