LODICULE

Noun

lodicule (plural lodicules)

(botany) A small scale at the base of the ovary of a flower of a grass

Source: Wiktionary


Lod"i*cule, n. Etym: [L. lodicula. dim, of lodix, lodicis, a coverlet: cf. F. lodicule.] (Bot.)

Definition: One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are next to the stamens in grasses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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