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Omphalode

Omphalode \Om"pha*lode\, n. [Omphalo- + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Bot.) The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; -- called also omphalodium.

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omphalode

n. (context botany English) The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or chalaza.

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Narcissus minor, Omphalodes verna, Orobus vernus, Phlox frondosa, Polyanthus, Primula acaulis, P.