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Definition of Rostella
1. rostellum [n] - See also: rostellum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rostella
Literary usage of Rostella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1914)
"The rostella of different cestodes vary greatly in their structural ...
Comparisons with these rostella clearly shows that the apical organ of the turtle ..."
2. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects by Charles Darwin (1904)
"It might be thought that a similar gradation from a single rostellum into what
appears like two distinct rostella was shown still more plainly in the ..."
3. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1889)
"Here it appears at first sight as if there were two rostella ; but there is never
more than one medial group of spiral vessels. ..."
4. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1877)
"The rostella are small and widely separated from each other. ... size and is
situated in the middle of the flower between the two widely separated rostella. ..."
5. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1889)
"Here it appears at first sight as if there were two rostella ; but there is never
more than one medial group of spiral vessels. ..."
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