EGAVE

callus

About 0.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
  2. noun The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
  3. noun The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
  4. noun In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.
  5. noun In grasses, a hardened extension from the base of a floret, which may or may not elongate and is often covered in hairs or bristles.
  6. noun A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
  7. verb To form such hardened tissue.

Similar words

callosity tyloma embryogenic lime cal regenerable esl calli cals callous

Often followed by

formation and is cultures tissue of on in was

Word family

calli callused calluses callusing

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