Omphalode
Pronunciation : Om"pha*lode
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Omphalo- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; -- called also omphalodium.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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