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cal·car (kal′kär′)

noun pl. calcaria cal·car′ia (-ker′ē ə)

  1. Bot. a hollow projection or nectar spur, as at the base of a corolla
  2. Zool. a spur on a bird's wing or leg

Etymology: L, a spur < calx (gen. calcis), the heel: for IE base see scolex

Related Forms:

  • calcarate cal′·ca·rate′ (-kə rāt′) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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