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coussinet

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coussinet
1. The stone which is placed on the impost of a pier to receive the first stone of an arch.
2. The part of the front of an Ionic capital between the abacus and echinus.
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Alternative names for the same type of structure include columella (Westermaier, 1890), coussinet or pedicule (Guignard, 1901), promontoire (Soueges, 1910), pedestal (Palm, 1915; Gaumann, 1919; Capeletti, 1927), and Antipodensockel (antipodal pedestal: Haeckel, 1930).
The nucellus and chalaza in monocotyledons: structure and schematics by Rudall, Paula J. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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