[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lacuna \lacu"na\ l.ak=u"n.a, n.; pl. l. lacunae
   l.ak=u"nae; e. lacunas l.ak=u"n.az. l.,
   ditch, pit, lake, orig., anything hollow. see lagoon.
   1. a small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank
      space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
      1913 webster

   2. biol. a small opening; a small depression or cavity; a
      space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or
      one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower
      animals, which serve in place of vessels for the
      circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac,
      usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane.
      1913 webster lacunal
see also:
lacunae lacunas lagoon 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lacuna
     n 1: a blank gap or missing part syn: blank
     2: an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome syn: coffer,
         caisson
     also: lacunae pl
see also:
blank coffer caisson lacunae 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

lacunae
     see lacuna
see also:
lacuna 

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