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 broken branch of a tree.
Writing that lacks literary merit.
Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.
A hastily or carelessly written note etc.
The young of the dog-crab.
To write in an irregular or illegible manner.
To write something hastily or illegibly.
To write unskilfully and inelegantly.
To creep; crawl; (by extension) to swarm with crawling things