struma

A cushionlike swelling at the base of a moss capsule.

In pathology: Scrofula.

Goiter.

In botany, a cushion-like swelling or dilatation of or on an organ, as that at the extremity of the petiole of many leaves, or at one side of the base of the capsule in many mosses.

Scrofula.

A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.

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