# jugum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɡəm/

## Definitions
1. A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
2. A lobe on the forewing of some moths which interlocks with the hindwing in flight.
3. One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
4. A pair of opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.

## Etymology
Borrowing from Latin jugum (“a yoke, collar; a pair of anything; the summit, ridge”). Doublet of yoke and yuga.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jugum