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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Buccinum \Buc"ci*num\, prop. n. [L., a trumpet, a trumpet
shell.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic
seas. It includes the common whelk ({Buccinum undatum).
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sea corn \Sea" corn`\ (Zo["o]l.)
A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsule of certain species
of whelks ({Buccinum), which resembles an ear of maize.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Buccinum \Buc"ci*num\, n. [L., a trumpet, a trumpet shell.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic
seas. It includes the common whelk ({B. undatum).