stro|phi|um

stro|phi|um
stro|phi|um «STROH fee uhm», noun.
a tight band of cloth like a corset, worn with the stola by women in ancient Rome.
[< Latin strophium < Greek stróphion (diminutive); see etym. under strophiole (Cf.strophiole)]

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  • Strophiolate — Stro phi*o*late, Strophiolated Stro phi*o*la ted, a. (Bot.) Furnished with a strophiole, or caruncle, or that which resembles it. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Strophiolated — Strophiolate Stro phi*o*late, Strophiolated Stro phi*o*la ted, a. (Bot.) Furnished with a strophiole, or caruncle, or that which resembles it. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ekstrophie — Ek|stro|phi̲e̲ [zu gr. ἐϰστρεϕειν = herausdrehen, umkehren (das Innerste nach außen)] w; , ...i̱en, in fachspr. Fügungen: Ec|stro̱|phia*, Mehrz.: ...iae: Umstülpung nach außen, Auswärtskehrung. Ec|stro̱|phia vesi̱cae: angeborene Harnblasenspalte …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Strophiole — Stro phi*ole, n. [L. strophiolum a little chaplet, dim. of strophium a band, Gr. ?, dim. of ? a twisted band: cf. F. strophiole.] (Bot.) A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a caruncle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Katastrophismus — ◆ Ka|ta|stro|phịs|mus 〈m.; ; unz.; umg.〉 Furcht vor einer die ganze Welt erfassenden Katastrophe ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge ka|ta|str... kann in Fremdwörtern auch ka|tas|tr..., ka|tast|r... getrennt werden …   Universal-Lexikon

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