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amphigastria

amphigastria is the plural of amphigastrium.

Meaning of amphigastrium

Noun

amphigastrium (plural amphigastria)

  1. A small scale-like leaf on the underside of stems of certain liverworts.
    • CHILOSCYPHUS. — Plant ; portion of the stem, with involucral leaves, perianth, and calyptra ; […] portion of the stem, with a leaf and an amphigastrium1871, William S. Sullivant, “Explanation of the plates”, in The musci and hepaticae of the United States east of the Mississippi River, Genera of Hepaticae, page 120
    Synonyms:
    amphigaster

Questions about amphigastria

What is amphigastria the plural of?
Amphigastria is the plural of amphigastrium.

Words near amphigastria in the dictionary

  1. amphiesmenopterans
  2. amphifunctional
  3. amphigamous
  4. amphigaster
  5. amphigasters
  6. amphigastria
  7. amphigastrium
  8. amphigean
  9. amphigene
  10. amphigenes
  11. amphigenesis

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