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Webster 1913 Edition

Nectostem

Nec′to-stem

,

Noun.

[Gr.

νηκτόσ

swimming + E.

stem

.]

(Zool.)

That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the

Siphonophora

.

Definition 2024

nectostem

nectostem

English

Noun

nectostem ‎(plural not attested)

(zoology) That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in siphonophores.