Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Uvula \U"vu*la\, n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.]
   (Anat.)
   The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border
   of the soft palate.

   Note: The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on
         the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the
         inner surface of the neck of the bladder.

Source : WordNet®

uvula
     n : a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
     [also: {uvulae} (pl)]