INVOLUCRE


Meaning of INVOLUCRE in English

[ 'ɪnvəl(j)u:kə ]

■ noun

1》 Anatomy a membranous envelope.

2》 Botany a whorl of bracts surrounding an inflorescence or at the base of an umbel.

Origin

C16: from Fr., or from L. involucrum , from involvere (see involve ).

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