medulla
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
medulla /mɛˈdʌlə/
▶noun
- 1 Anatomy a distinct inner region of an organ or tissue, especially a kidney, the adrenal gland, or hair.
- 2 Botany the soft internal tissue or pith of a plant.
– derivatives
medullary adjective.
medullary adjective.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘bone marrow’): from L., ‘pith or marrow’.
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