INVOLUCELLATE

Etymology

Adjective

involucellate (comparative more involucellate, superlative most involucellate)

(botany) Furnished with involucels.

Source: Wiktionary


In`vo*lu"cel*late, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Furnished with involucels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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