Uvula

['juːvjʊlə] or ['jʊvjələ]

(noun.) a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate.

Editor: Moore--From WordNet

(n.) The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of the soft palate.

Editor: Michel

n. the fleshy conical body suspended from the palate over the back part of the tongue.—adj. U′vūlar.—adv. U′vūlarly with thick utterance.

Edited by Caleb