encalecer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- callus noun A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
Senses
encalecer is used for these senses in English:
- callus (intransitive) To form such hardened tissue.
callus — full definition
- noun A patch of thick, hard skin that forms where the skin is often rubbed, such as on the foot or hand.
- noun (medicine) The new bony tissue that forms at the site of a broken bone as it heals.
- noun (gardening) The tissue that grows over the cut end of a plant cutting before roots appear.
- noun (botany) A fleshy growth on the lip of an orchid flower.
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