n. [ L. strophiolum a little chaplet, dim. of strophium a band, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_; a twisted band: cf. F. strophiole. ] (Bot.) A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a caruncle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. strophiolum a little chaplet, dim. of strophium a band, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_; a twisted band: cf. F. strophiole. ] (Bot.) A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a caruncle. [ 1913 Webster ]