calcar

(kalkär′)

noun pl. calcaria

  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

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

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See calcar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cal·car·i·a (kăl-kârˈē-ə)
A spur or spurlike projection, such as one found on the base of a petal or on the wing or leg of a bird.

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Origin: Latin, spur

Origin: , from calx, calc-, heel

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noun
A furnace formerly used in glassmaking for calcination of materials into frit.

Origin:

Origin: Italian calcara

Origin: , from Late Latin calcāria (fornāx), lime(-kiln)

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , feminine of calcārius, of lime; see calcareous

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