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Definition of: strophiole
(strof′ē·ōl, strō′fē-) noun Bot.
An aril-like appendage attached to the base of certain seeds. [<L strophiolum, dim. of strophium a band <Gk. strophos cord <strephein twist]
—stroph′i·o·late′ (-lāt′), stroph′i·o·lat′ed adjective
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