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strophiole

[′strä·fē‚ōl]
(botany)
A crestlike excrescence around the hilum in certain seeds.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Microbes could bypass the tedious process of decomposing the seed coat if they could gain access directly via pre-designed weak spots, such as hilum, strophiole, chalaza, or micropyle, or via entrances created by cracks, nicks or wrinkles in the seed coat.
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Strophiole is an outgrowth of the hilum region which restricts water movement into and out of some seeds.
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We've all heard of physical dormancy, but the discussion in Chapter 3, along with information in a table and a figure, brings all the information together and helps to explain (and us to remember) differences between strophioles or chalazal plugs.
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