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Definition: EXOSTOME

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The small aperture or foremen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Exostome" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Exostome \Ex"o*stome\, noun. [Exo- Greek expression mouth, Compare to French exostome.]. (references)

Definition: EXOSTOME

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The small aperture or foremen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "EXOSTOME" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Exostome \Ex"o*stome\, noun. [Exo- Greek expression mouth, Compare to French exostome.]. (references)