VALLECULA

‖Val‐lec″u‐la (?), n.; pl. Valleculæ (#). [[NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.]] 1. 1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.
2. 2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.