Associations to the word «Vermiculation»

Wiktionary

VERMICULATION, noun. A pattern of irregular wavy lines.
VERMICULATION, noun. (medicine) (dated) Peristalsis.

Dictionary definition

VERMICULATION, noun. The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along.
VERMICULATION, noun. A decoration consisting of wormlike carvings.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats