INVOLUCRE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: involucra   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("involucre" is a kind of...):

bract (a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence)

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