SPATHE


Meaning of SPATHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspāth ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin spatha, from Latin, broadsword — more at spade

Date: 1785

: a sheathing bract or pair of bracts partly enclosing an inflorescence and especially a spadix on the same axis

the spathe of the calla lily

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.