Main Entry:

cli·to·ris

Pronunciation:

\ˈkli-tə-rəs, kli-ˈtȯr-əs\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural cli·to·ris·es also cli·to·ri·des \kli-ˈtȯr-ə-ˌdēz\

Etymology:

New Latin, from Greek kleitoris

Date:

1615

: a small erectile female organ located within the anterior junction of the labia minora that develops from the same embryonic mass of tissue as the penis and is responsive to sexual stimulation

— cli·to·ral \ˈkli-tə-rəl\ also cli·tor·ic \kli-ˈtȯr-ik, -ˈtär-\ adjective