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struma
stru·ma [ strmə ] (plural stru·mae [ strmee ] or stru·mas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. botany swelling on moss: a swelling at the base of a moss capsule
2. med 
Same as  goiter
3. medicine  ( archaic )
Same as  scrofula
[Mid-16th century. Via modern Latin< Latin, "scrofulous tumor"]

stru·mat·ic [ stroo máttik ] adjective
stru·mose [ str mss ] adjective
stru·mous [ strməss ] adjective
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