lenticula

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noun

A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounlenticula (plural lenticulas or lenticulae)

plural lenticulas · plural lenticulae

  1. medicineA kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.
  2. A small lens.
  3. biologyA lenticel.

Origin

  1. Latinlenticula
  2. Englishlenticula

From Latin lenticula. See lenticel. Doublet of lentil.

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APA

lenticula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticula

MLA

“lenticula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticula. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lenticula,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lenticula.

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