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uvula

uvu.la \'yu:-vy*-l*\ \-.le-, -.li-\ n or uvulas or uvu.lae [ML, dim. of L 
   uva grape, uvula; akin to OE i-w yew] pl  : the pendent fleshy lobe in the 
   middle of the posterior border of the sof t palate