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stylopodium

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sty·lo·po·di·um  (stl-pd-m)
n. pl. sty·lo·po·di·a (-d-)
An enlargement at the base of the style of flowers in certain plants of the parsley family.
stylopodium [ˌstaɪləˈpəʊdɪəm]
n pl -dia [-dɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany a swelling at the base of the style in umbelliferous plants
[New Latin, from Greek stulos pillar + -podium]
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Noun1.stylopodium - an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbelliferae
style - (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
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The fruits have a persistent stylopodium and four wings in two parallel planes, schizocarpic between the planes.
Phylogenetic distribution and identification of fin-winged fruits by Manchester, Steven R.; O'Leary, Elizabeth L. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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