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A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.

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  1. n. A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
  2. n. a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
  3. A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
  4. A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between thecarpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
  5. n a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel