trabecula

 
Pronunciation: /trəˈbɛkjʊlə/

noun (plural trabeculae /-liː/)

  • 1 Anatomy each of a series or group of partitions formed by bands or columns of connective tissue, especially a plate of the calcareous tissue forming cancellous bone.
  • 2 Botany any of a number of rod-like structures in plants, e.g. a strand of sterile tissue dividing the cavity in a sporangium.

Derivatives

trabecular

adjective

trabeculate

Pronunciation: /-lət/
adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Latin, diminutive of trabs 'beam, timber'