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clavus¹

Rhymes with -eɪvəs

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin clāvus (“a nail”). Doublet of clove.

noun clavuses · clavi

  1. A callous growth, especially on the foot; a corn. In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace, while the first and third web space clavuses were found in 17% and 16% of the patients respectively[…]

clavus²

Where it comes from

Compare Claviceps; the young grain is malformed and club-shaped.

noun

  1. obsolete, uncountable Synonym of ergot. The clavus, or ergot of grain, consists in the enlargement and elongation of the seeds […]

    Similar: ergot

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@misc{clavus_2026,
  title = {clavus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clavus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}