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Definition of: rostellum
(ros·tel′əm) noun plural ·tel·la (-tel′ə)
1. Bot. A small, beaklike structure developed from the stigma of an orchid.
2. Zool. The hooked scolex of a tapeworm. [<L, dim. of rostrum beak]
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