ˈklāvəs, -äv- noun
( plural cla·vi -āˌvī, -äˌvē)
Etymology: Latin, literally, nail; akin to Latin claudere to shut — more at close
1. : corn III 1
2. : a vertical stripe or band of purple on a tunic worn broad by early Roman senators and narrow by the equites as a mark of rank
3.
[New Latin, from Latin]
zoology : any of various rounded or fingerlike parts or processes: as
a. : the pointed anal area of the hemelytron of a bug
b. : the club of an insect's antenna