rostellum

English - English

Definition of rostellum in English English dictionary

A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a tapeworm

{i} beak or beaklike part

Hyphenation

ros·tel·lum

Etymology

[ rä-'ste-l&m ] (noun.) circa 1826. New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of rostrum beak.