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A small appendage.

A dwarf tree, one in size between a shrub and a tree; a treelike shrub.

1. The part of the external ear that projects outward from the head.
2. An ear-shaped muscular part that sticks out from the surface of each upper chamber atrium of the heart.
3. Etymology: from Latin auricula, "little ear".

A term applied both to the pinna, or flap, of the ear; and also to the ear-shaped tip of the atrium of the heart.

1. A song or chant; especially, a hymn containing words derived from the Bible, used in some Christian liturgies.
2. Etymology: from Latin canticulum, "little song".

1. A multiple-headed boil.
2. A group of boils is known as a carbuncle.
3. A red gemstone, especially a garnet, which is smoothly rounded and polished.
4. Etymology: from Old French charbu(n)cle and Latin carbunculus, "small coal"(carbon- "coal").

A short caulis or stem; especially, the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; otherwise called a radicle.

1. The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder.
2. The long curved bone that connects the upper part of the breastbone with the shoulder blade at the top of each shoulder in humans.
3. A bone or structure with a function similar to that of the human clavicle in some other animals.

It is reduced or absent in many mammals.

4. Etymology: from Latin clavicula, "small key".

1. A small independent body; especially, a cell in blood or lymph.
2. A discrete particle, especially a photon.
3. A tiny piece of anything.
4. Etymology: from Latin corpusculum, "small body".

1. A small sleeping compartment, especially within a dormitory.
2. A small compartment available for work or study.
3. A small area set off by walls for special use.
4. A small room in which a monk or nun lives.
5. A work area that is partly separated from the rest of a room in an office or library.
6. A partitioned area of a room; a small partitioned area for private use in a larger, more public room; such as, a locker room or dormitory.
7. Etymology: Latin cubare, "to lie down".

1. An edge of hard skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.
2. The narrow band of epidermis extending from the nail wall onto the nail surface.
3. A hardened noncellular layer secreted by and covering the epidermis in many invertebrates.
4. The thin outermost noncellular layer covering the parts of plants that are above the ground and helping to prevent water loss.
5. Etymology: from Latin cuticula, "little skin".

1. A small tooth or tooth-shaped projection.
2. A small tooth-shaped scale with a projecting spine, typical of cartilaginous fish.
3. Etymology: from Latin denticulus, "small tooth".

The inner layer of the procuticle in certain crustaceans and arthropods, which is almost entirely composed of protein and chitin.

The waxy outer layer of the protective body covering cuticle for the exoskeleton of an insect.

The outer layer of the procuticle of certain crustaceans and arthropods, which contains cuticulin, chitin, and phenolic substances that are oxidized to produce the dark pigment of the cuticle.

1. A small anatomical bodily cavity, sac, or gland involved in secretion or excretion.
2. A crypt or minute cul-de-sac or lacuna; such as, the depression in the skin from which the hair emerges.
3. A spherical mass of cells usually containing a cavity.
4. A dry, single-chambered fruit that splits along only one seam to release its seeds, as in larkspur and milkweed.
5. A dry dehiscent fruit developed from a single carpel and containing many seeds; splits along one suture only to release seeds on ripening.
6. A small bag filled with air.