stylopodium

[ stahy-luh-poh-dee-uhm ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural sty·lo·po·di·a [stahy-l, uh, -, poh, -dee-, uh].

1. a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.

stylopodium

/ ˌstaɪləˈpəʊdɪəm /

noun

1. botany a swelling at the base of the style in umbelliferous plants

Word History and Origins

Origin of stylopodium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1825–35; stylo- ¹, -podium

Word History and Origins

Origin of stylopodium¹

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

Example Sentences

The base of the styles is frequently thickened and cushion-like, and called the stylopodium.

From Project Gutenberg

Fruit ovate, glabrous, with equal filiform ribs, and no oil-tubes; stylopodium conical and prominent; seed nearly terete.

From Project Gutenberg

Stylopodium, an epigynous disk, or an enlargement at the base of the style.

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