cal·car 1 (k l kär )n. pl. cal·car·i·a (k l-kâr - ) A spur or spurlike projection, such as one found on the base of a petal or on the wing or leg of a bird. [Latin, spur, from calx, calc-, heel.] |
| cal·car 2 (klkär) n. A furnace formerly used in glassmaking for calcination of materials into frit. [Italian calcara, from Late Latin calc  ria (fornx), lime(-kiln), from Latin, feminine of calcrius, of lime; see calcareous.] |
calcar [ˈkælˌkɑː]
n pl calcaria [kælˈkɛərɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a spur or spurlike process, as on the leg of a bird or the corolla of a flower
[from Latin, from calx heel]
| calcar (klkär) A spur or spurlike projection, such as one found on the base of a petal or on the wing or leg of a bird. |
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