podogynium

English

Etymology

From podo- (“foot”) + Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”) + -ium (“structure”).

Noun

podogynium (plural podogynia)

  1. (botany) A pedicel rising from the base of a flower with the ovary at the top.
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