The Collaborative International Dictionary
Strophiole
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.
Wiktionary
strophiole
n. (context botany English) An excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds