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podogynium

podogynium noun: a pedicel rising from the base of a flower with the ovary at the top.

Noun

podogynium (plural podogynia)

  1. A pedicel rising from the base of a flower with the ovary at the top.

Forms of podogynium

pluralpodogynia

Origin of podogynium

From podo- (“foot”) + Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + -ium (“structure”).

Questions about podogynium

What does podogynium mean?
Podogynium means a pedicel rising from the base of a flower with the ovary at the top.
What part of speech is podogynium?
Podogynium is a noun.
What is the plural of podogynium?
The plural of podogynium is podogynia.

Words near podogynium in the dictionary

  1. pododermatitis
  2. pododynia
  3. podofilox
  4. podography
  5. podogynia
  6. podogynium
  7. podokesaurid
  8. podokesaurids
  9. podokinesthesis
  10. podokinesthetic
  11. podokinetic

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