Malleolus \Mal*le"*o*lus\, n.; pl. Malleoli. [L., dim. of
   malleus hammer.]
   1. (Anat.) A projection at the distal end of each bone of the
      leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the
      internal projection, that of the fibula the external.
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   2. " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and
      there cut halfway through.
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