| furrow | 1. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow. 2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age. Farrow weed a weed which grows on plowed land. To draw a straight furrow, to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty. Origin: OE. Forow, forgh, furgh, AS. Furh; akin to D. Voor, OHG. Furuh, G. Furche, Dan. Fure, Sw. Fra, Icel. For drain, L. Porca ridge between two furrows. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| genital furrow | A groove on the genital tubercle in the embryo, appearing toward the end of the second month. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gluteal furrow | A prominent fold that marks the upper limit of the thigh from the lower limit of the buttock; it coincides with the lower border of the gluteus maximus muscle; the furrow between the buttock and thigh. Synonym: sulcus gluteus, gluteal furrow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mentolabial furrow | The indistinct line separating the lower lip from the chin. Synonym: mentolabial furrow, sulcus mentolabialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| water furrow | <agriculture> A deep furrow for conducting water from the ground, and keeping the surface soil dry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| primitive furrow | The median depression in the primitive streak flanked by the primitive ridges. Synonym: primitive furrow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digital furrow | One of the grooves on the palmar surface of a finger, at the level of an interphalangeal joint. Synonym: digital flexion crease, digital furrow. (05 Mar 2000) |