fulcren.
/ˈfʊlkə/, /ˈfʌlkə/, U.S. /ˈfʊlkər/, /ˈfəlkər/ Chiefly Botany and Zoology.
A fulcrum (in various senses). Now rare.
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the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [noun] > appendage
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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > [noun] > superorder Ganoidei > member of > parts of
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1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. H8v Fulcres are of seven kinds.
1809 W. Martin Outl. Attempt Knowl. Extraneous Fossils 116 Fulcral..belonging to a fulcre.
1860 R. Fowler Med. Vocab. Fulcrate, in Bot., having branches descending to the earth; having fulcres.
1972 I. Oertel & G.Y. Craig tr. W. Schäfer Ecol. & Palaeoecol. Marine Environments 79 (caption) Fulcres, two ganoid plates and small scales on skin anterior to the dorsal fin of sturgeon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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