[ trə'bɛkjʊlə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -li: )
1》 Anatomy each of a series of partitions formed by bands or columns of connective tissue, especially in cancellous bone.
2》 Botany a rod-like structure, e.g. a strand of sterile tissue dividing the cavity in a sporangium.
Derivatives
~r adjective
~te -lət adjective
Origin
C19: from L., dimin. of trabs 'beam, timber'.