callus
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callus
- /ˈkæləs/ US, UK
Sounds like callous · Rhymes with -æləs
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin callum (“hard skin”). Displaced Old English wearr.
noun calluses · calli
- A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use. Sylvanshine had once been on a first date with a Xerox rep who had complex and slightly repulsive patterns of callus on her fingers from playing the banjo semi-professionally
- The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
- The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
- In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.
- In grasses, a hardened extension from the base of a floret, which may or may not elongate and is often covered in hairs or bristles.
- A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
verb calluses · callusing · callused
- To form such hardened tissue.
Translations
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noun hardened part of the skin
| Español | callo, callosidad, dureza, duricia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 胼胝 |
| 中文 | 胼胝 piánzhī, 老繭 /老茧 lǎojiǎn, 繭子 /茧子 jiǎnzi |
| Português | calo |
| Français | cal, durillon, calus |
| Deutsch | Schwiele, Hornhaut, Kallus |
| Italiano | callo |
| Ελληνικά | κάλος kálos, τύλωμα týloma |
| Română | bătătură |
| Русский | мозо́ль mozólʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chai |
| العربية | جُسْأَة jusʔa |
| עברית | גרומת grómet, קלוס kálus |
noun botany: new formation over the end of a cutting
| 中文 | 癒傷組織 /愈伤组织 yùshāng zǔzhī |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Kallus |
| العربية | الكالس النباتات |
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title = {callus},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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