calcarate

Variant of calcar

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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