SQUAMULE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A minute scale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

scale; scale leaf (a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin)

Domain category:

flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

fungus (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)

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