rostellum (English, noun)
expansion: rostellum (plural rostella or rostellums)
Senses:
glosses: A small beak-like process or extension; a small rostrum.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A projecting part of the column in the flower of an orchid that separates the male stamen from the female gynoecium.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A retractable protruding part at the anterior end of a soft-bodied tapeworm; the scolex from which it protrudes is often armed with hooks which serve to keep it in place attached to the host.
Forms:
form: rostella
tags: plural
form: rostellums
tags: plural