The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
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.
Usage examples of "omphalode".
Narcissus minor, Omphalodes verna, Orobus vernus, Phlox frondosa, Polyanthus, Primula acaulis, P.