malleolus

noun

Either of the two rounded protuberances on each side of the ankle, the inner formed by a projection of the tibia and the outer by a projection of the fibula.

noun

In anatomy, a bony protuberance on either side of the ankle.

noun

In botany, a layer; a shoot bent into the ground and half divided at the bend, whence it emits roots.

noun

[capitalized] In conch., a genus of bivalve shells.

noun

A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.

noun

“ A layer, ” a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.

noun

The bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint.