Meanings
nounvallecula (plural valleculae or valleculas)
plural valleculae · plural valleculas
- anatomyA depression, channel, or groove.
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Origin
- Late Latinvallecula“a little valley, glen, dell”
- Englishvallecula
1859 borrowing from Late Latin vallecula (“a little valley, glen, dell”), diminutive of vallēs (“a valley, vale”).
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APA
vallecula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vallecula
MLA
“vallecula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vallecula. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vallecula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vallecula.
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