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Strophiole
Stro′phi-ole
,Noun.
[L.
strophiolum
a little chaplet, dim. of strophium
a band, Gr. [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK] a twisted band: cf. F. strophiole
.] (Bot.)
A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a caruncle.
Definition 2024
strophiole
strophiole
English
Noun
strophiole (plural strophioles)
- (botany) An excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds
Translations
excrescence or tubercle around the hilum
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