vermix

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English

Etymology 1

Blend of vermiform +‎ appendix.

Noun

vermix (plural vermices or vermixes)

  1. The vermiform appendix.

Etymology 2

Noun

vermix

  1. Misspelling of vernix.

Etymology 3

Noun

vermix

  1. Misspelling of vermis.
Usage notes

Found particularly in the collocation cerebellar vermix. The use of the Latin plural ending -ices for words ending on -ix, instead of the proper -es, shows that the misspelling is not an accidental substitution.