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jugum

/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/

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Borrowing from Latin jugum (“a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge”). Doublet of yoke and yuga.

noun juga · jugums

A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.
One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

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@misc{jugum_2026,
  title = {jugum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jugum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}