"clavus" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clavus.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clavuses [plural], clavi [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|clāvus||a nail}} Latin clāvus (“a nail”), {{doublet|en|clove}} Doublet of clove Head templates: {{en-noun|+|clavi}} clavus (plural clavuses or clavi)
  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn.
    Sense id: en-clavus-en-noun-lAuhUiLV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 4 31 5 12 11 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Compare Claviceps; the young grain is malformed and club-shaped. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Claviceps|genus}} Claviceps Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} clavus (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of ergot. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: ergot [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-clavus-en-noun-DLe0JoyK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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