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noun
a short conical or flat elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: receptacle
History
From gyno- + base.
