The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
To form such hardened tissue.
A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
A layer of material.
A bent; a direction.
A condition, a state.
To work at (something) diligently.
To press upon; to urge persistently.
To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
To travel over (a route) regularly.
To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.