taenia

noun4

1. •
   A band between the frieze and architrave in the Doric order.
2. •
   Any species of the genus Taenia of tapeworms.
3. •
   Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.

   • Each taenia traverses one of the following surfaces of the colon: the anterior surface, the posteroinferior surface, and the posterosuperior surface. — 2004
4. •
   (historical) A ribbon worn in the hair in ancient Greece.

   • Taenia and ivy leaves are added by hand. Figure wears a taenia horizontally over her brow and a spray of ivy in her hair. — 2002