amphigastrium

noun

am·​phi·​gas·​tri·​um

-ˈgastrēəm

plural amphigastria

-rēə

: one of the small appressed stipulelike leaves on the ventral side of the stem in certain liverworts compare jungermanniales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from amphi- + gastr- + -ium

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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