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Webster 1913 Edition


Fovilla

Fo-vil′la

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Noun.
;
pl.
Fovillæ
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.
[Dim. fr. L.
fovere to cherish
.]
(Bot.)
One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fovilla

FOVIL'LA

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Noun.
[L. foveo.] A fine substance, imperceptible to the naked eye, emitted from the pollen of flowers.