Vallecula /(?)/

Val·lec·u·la

Vallecula

n.

pl. Valleculae

  1. A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum. (Anat.)
  2. One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants. (Bot.)