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STYLOPODIUM

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sty⋅lo⋅po⋅di⋅um

  [stahy-luh-poh-dee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -di⋅a  [-dee-uh] . Botany.
a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL; see stylo- 1 , -podium
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sty·lo·po·di·um   (stī'lə-pō'dē-əm)   
n.   pl. sty·lo·po·di·a (-dē-ə)
An enlargement at the base of the style of flowers in certain plants of the parsley family.
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