noun
- Plural of jugum; a yoke or crossbar, especially in anatomy or zoology.
- In botany, a pair of leaflets on a compound leaf.
Usage: technical; chiefly used in scientific and anatomical contexts
Usage: botanical term
Examples
- The jugums of the insect's thorax were clearly visible under the microscope.
- Anatomists studied the jugums connecting the vertebrae.
- The compound leaf displayed several jugums arranged along the rachis.
- In zoological classification, jugums serve as important structural features.