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systylius

systylius noun: the lid fixed to the columella in mosses, and elevated above the capsule when it dries.

Noun

systylius (plural systylia)

  1. The lid fixed to the columella in mosses, and elevated above the capsule when it dries.

Forms of systylius

pluralsystylia

Questions about systylius

What does systylius mean?
Systylius means the lid fixed to the columella in mosses, and elevated above the capsule when it dries.
What part of speech is systylius?
Systylius is a noun.
What is the plural of systylius?
The plural of systylius is systylia.

Words near systylius in the dictionary

  1. systrum
  2. systyle
  3. systyles
  4. systylia
  5. systylious
  6. systylius
  7. systylous
  8. Sysyphean
  9. syth
  10. sythe
  11. sythed

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