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scaphium

scaphium noun: the carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.

Noun

scaphium (plural scaphia)

  1. The carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.

Forms of scaphium

pluralscaphia

Origin of scaphium

Borrowed from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον (skáphion).

Questions about scaphium

What does scaphium mean?
Scaphium means the carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.
What part of speech is scaphium?
Scaphium is a noun.
What is the plural of scaphium?
The plural of scaphium is scaphia.

Words near scaphium in the dictionary

  1. scaphitid
  2. scaphitids
  3. scaphitocone
  4. scaphitocones
  5. scaphitoconic
  6. scaphium
  7. scapho-
  8. scaphocapitate
  9. scaphocephalic
  10. scaphocephalics
  11. scaphocephalism

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