Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cingulum \Cin"gu*lum\, n. [L., a girdle.] (Zool.)
(a) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line
as seen on certain univalve shells.
(b) The clitellus of earthworms.
(c) The base of the crown of a tooth.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cingulum
n 1: (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the
base of a tooth)