peniculus

peniculus
pe·nic·u·lus (pə-nikґu-ləs) pl. penicґuli [“little brush”] a modified membrane manifested as a band of fused cilia in the left wall in the buccal cavity of certain ciliate protozoa.

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  • PENICULUS et PENICILLUS — vide Spongia, it. Stylus …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Peniculus —   L. little brush. The stiff hairs on the glumes and sterile lemmas give them the appearance of tiny brushes …   Etymological dictionary of grasses

  • Scirtes peniculus —   Scirtes peniculus Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ацетабулярия — ? Ацетабулярия …   Википедия

  • Pencil — Pen cil, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum, penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf. {Penicil}.] 1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. [1913 Webster] With subtile pencil… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pencil case — Pencil Pen cil, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum, penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf. {Penicil}.] 1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. [1913 Webster] With subtile pencil …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pencil flower — Pencil Pen cil, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum, penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf. {Penicil}.] 1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. [1913 Webster] With subtile pencil …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pencil lead — Pencil Pen cil, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum, penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf. {Penicil}.] 1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. [1913 Webster] With subtile pencil …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stylosanthes elatior — Pencil Pen cil, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum, penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf. {Penicil}.] 1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. [1913 Webster] With subtile pencil …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pencil — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pensel, from Anglo French pincel, from Vulgar Latin *penicellus, alteration of Latin penicillus, diminutive of peniculus brush, from diminutive of penis tail, penis Date: 14th century 1. an artist s brush 2. an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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