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murus

The English word “murus” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A wall, in the context of Ancient Rome. "Ubi vero moveri et adpropinquare muris viderunt, nova atque inusitata specie commoti legatos ad Caesarem de pace miserunt,.." Julius Caesar, Bellum Gallicum II
  2. A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūrus (“wall”).

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