Category:Vallecula

Val*lec"u*la, n.; pl. Valleculæ. Etym: [nl., dim. fr. L. vallis, Valles, a valley.]

1. (anat.)

Defn: a groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates The hemispheres of the cerebellum.

2. (bot.)

Defn: one of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit Of umbelliferous plants.