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Strophiole

Stro′phi-ole

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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)

  1. (botany) An excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds

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