INVOLUCRA

INVOLUCRE

involucre

(noun) a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

involucra

plural of involucrum

Source: Wiktionary


INVOLUCRUM

In`vo*lu"crum, n.; pl. L. Involucra, E. Involucrums. Etym: [L. See Involucre.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: See Involucre.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the Siphonophora.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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