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SYN: gracile tubercle. [L. a club]

cla·va 'klā-və, 'kläv-ə n, pl cla·vae 'klā-.vē, 'kläv-.ī a clublike structure: as

a) the fruiting body of some fungi

b) a slight bulbous enlargement that forms part of the wall of the fourth ventricle of the brain and is the seat of a nucleus contributing axons to the lemniscus

cla·val 'klā-vəl, 'kläv-əl adj