n 1  :  a small medicated or cosmetic roll or stick for local applications <a menthol >   2  :  an aggregate of rays of radiation (as light) esp. when diverging from or converging to a point .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  penicilli  penicillia 
 
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