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stylopodium

[stahy-luh-poh-dee-uhm]

noun, plural sty·lo·po·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; < Neo-Latin; see stylo-¹, -podium

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stylopodium (ˌstaɪləˈpəʊdɪəm)

—n , pl -dia
	botany a swelling at the base of the style in umbelliferous plants

[C19: New Latin, from Greek stulos pillar + -podium]

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