scaphium

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noun

The carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.

OriginLatin scaphium ← Ancient Greek σκάφιον →
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Meanings

nounscaphium (plural scaphia)

plural scaphia

  1. biologyThe carina or keel of papilionaceous flowers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκάφιον
  2. Latinscaphium
  3. Englishscaphium

Borrowed from Latin scaphium, from Ancient Greek σκάφιον (skáphion).

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scaphium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphium

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“scaphium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scaphium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scaphium.

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