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podocarpium

podocarpium noun: in certain members of the Podocarpaceae, a group of fleshy fused bracts beneath the female cone that swell to enclose the developing seeds and attract frugivores.

Noun

podocarpium (plural podocarpia)

  1. In certain members of the Podocarpaceae, a group of fleshy fused bracts beneath the female cone that swell to enclose the developing seeds and attract frugivores.
    • The laminae of these bracts are reduced so that only very short leaf tips are present. Whereas the podocarpium of the mature cone of P. elongatus and P. latifolius is always fleshy […]1975, Boissiera, volume 24, page 137

Forms of podocarpium

pluralpodocarpia

Questions about podocarpium

What does podocarpium mean?
Podocarpium means in certain members of the Podocarpaceae, a group of fleshy fused bracts beneath the female cone that swell to enclose the developing seeds and attract frugivores.
What part of speech is podocarpium?
Podocarpium is a noun.
What is the plural of podocarpium?
The plural of podocarpium is podocarpia.

Words near podocarpium in the dictionary

  1. podocarp
  2. podocarpacean
  3. podocarpaceans
  4. podocarpaceous
  5. podocarpia
  6. podocarpium
  7. podocarps
  8. podocarpus
  9. podocarpuses
  10. podocerid
  11. podocerids

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