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(n.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule, spine, and the like.
(2):
(n.) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain insects.
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(n.) A prop or support.
(4):
(n.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which it turns in lifting or moving a body.
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(n.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of the retina of the eye.
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(n.) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid fishes.