plectrum

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrumentSynonyms: pick plectron

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Plectrum \Plec"trum\, n.; pl. L. Plectra, E. Plectrums . [L., fr. Gr. ? anything to strike with, fr.? to strike.] A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments. [1913 Webster]