strumose

Variant of struma

noun pl. strumae

  1. Bot. a cushionlike swelling on a plant organ, esp. on one side at the base of the capsule of a moss
  2. Med.
    1. goiter
    2. Archaic scrofula

Origin: L, a scrofulous tumor < IE *streu-: see strut

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