clavus

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noun

A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.

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ergotcorn
OriginLatin clāvus →
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Meanings

clavus1

nounclavus (plural clavuses or clavi)

plural clavuses · plural clavi

  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.

    In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively[…]

    1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain, page 331

clavus2

nounclavus (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableSynonym of ergot.

    The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]

    1817, The Analectic Magazine, page 186

    Synonyms: ergot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of ergot.

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ergot

More synonyms by meaning

nouna hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes

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corn
Broader
callositycallus
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corn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

clavus · noun

  1. Latinclāvus“a nail”
  2. Englishclavus

Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.

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clavus · noun

Compare Claviceps; the young grain is malformed and club-shaped.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clavus

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clavus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavus

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“clavus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clavus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clavus.

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