ˈjügəm, ˈyü- noun
( plural ju·ga -gə ; or jugums )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, yoke — more at yoke
1.
a. : one of the ridges commonly found on fruits of plants of the family Ammiaceae
b. : a pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate leaf
2. : the most posterior and basal region of an insect's wing that is modified in the primitive Lepidoptera as a backwardly directed basal lobe on the inner margin of the fore wings and that serves to couple the fore and hind wings during flight
3. : a more or less complicated crossbar linking the two arms of the brachidium of certain brachiopods