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noun
A fungus of the genus Lirula, known to cause foliage diseases in conifers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A fine raised line on a mollusk shell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
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noun
A tooth in the opercula of some bryozoans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
From Latin lirula, from lira (“ridge of soil between furrows”) + -ulus (“diminutive suffix”).
