phlyctena

noun

phlyc·​te·​na

variants or phlyctaena

flikˈtēnə

plural phlyctenae or phlyctaenae

-ēˌnē

: phlyctenule

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek phlyktaina blister, from phlyein, phlyzein to boil over

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