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Rostellum
Meaning
Noun
●
A small beak-like process or
extension
; a small rostrum.
●
In Botany:
A
projecting
part of the
column
in the
flower
of an
orchid
that
separates
the
male
stamen
from the
female
gynoecium.
●
In Biology:
A
retractable
protruding
part at the
anterior
end of
a soft-bodied
tapeworm
; the
scolex
from which it
protrudes
is often
armed
with
hooks
which
serve
to keep it
in place
attached
to the host.
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Rhymes
Vellum
Abelam
Skellum
Labellum
Scutellum
Flagellum
Clitellum
Flabellum
Rostellum
Antebellum
Haustellum
Cerebellum
Capitellum
Postbellum
Neocerebellum
Spinocerebellum
Archicerebellum
Paleocerebellum
Cerebrocerebellum
Vestibulocerebellum
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