Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clavus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: clavus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.

noun

Synonym of ergot.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively[…]"
"The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: clāvus

Usage

Inflected Forms

clavuses (plural) clavi (plural)

Synonyms

ergot corn

Rhymes With

cavus favus flavous multicavous concavous saxicavous favous

Questions

What does clavus mean?: A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
Where does clavus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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