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retinaculum

English retinaculum meaning in English  •  retinaculum का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में
Noun
  • A connecting band; a frænum; as, the retinacula of the ileocæcal and ileocolic valves.
  • One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of certain worms.
  • A small gland or process to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants.
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