Bot. [mod.L. f. Gr. στῦλ-ος pillar (regarded as the source of STYLE sb. 8) + τέγ-ος roof.] Earlier synonym of STYLOSTEGIUM.
1821. S. F. Gray, Brit. Plants, I. 163. Hood, Stylotegium. A hollowing out of the united filaments of the stamens, covering the ovary like a hood.
1832. Lindley, Introd. Bot., 121.
1866. Treas. Bot.
