I. ˌalə̇kˈtōrēə noun
or al·lec·to·ry əˈlektərē ; or al·ec·to·ri·an ˌalə̇kˈtōrēən ; or al·ec·to·ri·us -ōrēəs
( plural alectori·ae ˌalə̇kˈtōrēˌē ; or allectories or alectorians or alecto·rii -ōrēˌī)
Etymology: alectoria, allectory from Medieval Latin alectoria, short for Latin alectoria gemma, literally, cock's gem, from alectoria (feminine of alectorius of a cock, from Greek alektōr cock) + gemma gem; alectorian from Latin alectori us + English -an; alectorius from Latin, adjective
: a talismanic stone that is supposedly found in the crop of a cock and is believed to be magical
II. ˌalə̇kˈtōrēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek alektōr cock (probably from Alektōr, a name) + New Latin -ia
: a genus of lichens (family Usneaceae) characterized by a dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched thallus of cylindrical form