ˈklāvə, -ävə noun
( plural cla·vae -āˌvē, -äˌvī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, club — more at clavi-
: a clublike structure: as
a. : the club-shaped end of certain insect antennae
b. : the fruiting body of certain fungi
c. : a slight bulbous enlargement that forms part of the wall of the 4th ventricle of the brain and is the seat of a nucleus contributing axons to the lemniscus