jugum

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A yokelike structure in certain insects that joins the forewings to the hind wings, keeping them together during flight.

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In bot: A pair of leaflets in a compound leaf.

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A ridge on the carpel of an umbelliferous plant.

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[capitalized] A yellow star of magnitude 3.3, in the constellation of the Lyre; γ Lyræ.

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In the Brachiopoda, such as Spirifer, Cyrtina, etc., a part of the shelly internal supporting skeleton which joins the bases of the two spirally coiled ribbons or spiralia.

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A small lobe projecting backward from the basal inner margin of the fore wing in the Jugatæ, which extends under the costal margin of the hind wing, holding the pair together.

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One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

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A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

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One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.

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A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.