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carpopodium

carpopodium noun: a receptacular elongation of the base of the gynoecium.

Noun

carpopodium (plural carpopodiums or carpopodia)

  1. A receptacular elongation of the base of the gynoecium

Forms of carpopodium

pluralcarpopodiums
pluralcarpopodia

Origin of carpopodium

From carpo- + -podium.

Questions about carpopodium

What does carpopodium mean?
Carpopodium means a receptacular elongation of the base of the gynoecium.
What part of speech is carpopodium?
Carpopodium is a noun.
What is the plural of carpopodium?
The plural of carpopodium is carpopodiums.

Words near carpopodium in the dictionary

  1. carpopodia
  2. carpopodial
  3. carpopodite
  4. carpopodites
  5. carpopoditic
  6. carpopodium
  7. carpopodiums
  8. carpoptosis
  9. carport
  10. carports
  11. carposinid

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