Stro″phi‐ole (?), n. [L. strophiolum a little chaplet, dim. of strophium a band, Gr. �, dim. of � a twisted band: cf. F. strophiole.] (Bot.) A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a caruncle.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.