| n. | 1. | A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or juncture. |
| 2. | (Anat. & Zool.) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc. | |
| 3. | (Bot.) The line of junction or cohering face of two carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc. |
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