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nectostem

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nectostem \Nec"to*stem\, n. [Gr. nhkto`s swimming + E. stem.]
   (Zool.)
   That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the
   Siphonophora.
   [1913 Webster]

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