PULVINAR
- a knob on the brain by the optic nerve [n -S]
- (in ancient Rome) a. cushioned couch kept in readiness for any visitation of a god b. cushioned seat at a circus
- (on an Ionic capital) either of two convex forms having on their ends two of the volutes
- (of a frieze or the like) having a convex surface from top to bottom
- PULVINUS, a swelling at the base of a leaf [adj]