"pilum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpaɪləm/ Forms: pila [plural], pilums [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪləm Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pilum. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peys-}}, {{bor|en|la|pilum}} Latin pilum Head templates: {{en-noun|pila|s}} pilum (plural pila or pilums)
  1. (historical) A Roman military javelin. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Spears Translations (Roman military javelin): пилум (pilum) [masculine] (Russian), kastspjut [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pilum-en-noun-KHCr9WWL Disambiguation of Spears: 74 26 Categories (other): Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Roman military javelin': 96 4
  2. (botany) The columella on the surface of a pollen grain. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy
    Sense id: en-pilum-en-noun-pKEiRMCL Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 50 50 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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