jugum noun. ['dʒu:gǝm] Pl. -ga [-gǝ]. M19.
[Latin = YOKE noun¹.]
1. Botany.
a. A pair of leaflets in a pinnate leaf. M19.
b. Each of the ridges on the carpels of an umbelliferous plant. L19.

2. a. Zoology. A process of the dorsal valve of some articulate brachiopods. L19.
b. Entomology. A lobe on the forewing or some moths, serving to interlock with the hindwing in flight. L19.

3. Anatomy. A connecting ridge of bone. Freq. with mod. Latin adjectives L19.

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