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stylopodium definition

stylo·po·dium (stī′lə pō′dē əm)

noun pl. stylopodia -·dia (-dē ə)

a disk or swelling at the base of the style in plants of the umbel family

Etymology: ModL: see stylo- & -podium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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