luteum

English

Noun

luteum (plural lutea)

  1. corpus luteum

Latin

Etymology 1

From lūteus (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lūteum

  1. nominative neuter singular of lūteus
  2. accusative masculine singular of lūteus
  3. accusative neuter singular of lūteus
  4. vocative neuter singular of lūteus

Etymology 2

From luteus (“of mud, dirty”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lūteum

  1. nominative neuter singular of luteus
  2. accusative masculine singular of luteus
  3. accusative neuter singular of luteus
  4. vocative neuter singular of luteus

References
  • luteum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • luteum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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