/ung"gwis/ , n. , pl. ungues /-gweez/ .
1. a nail, claw, or hoof.
2. Bot. the clawlike base of certain petals.
[ 1685-95; unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Gk ónyx ]
/ung"gwis/ , n. , pl. ungues /-gweez/ .
1. a nail, claw, or hoof.
2. Bot. the clawlike base of certain petals.
[ 1685-95; unguis a nail, claw, hoof; akin to Gk ónyx ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012