What is "stylopodium"

Stylopodium \Sty`lo*po"di*um\, n.; pl. Stylopodia. [NL. See Style, and Podium.] (Bot.) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants.

n. (context botany English) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants.

1. n. an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbebelliferae

2. [also: stylopodia (pl)]