INVOLUCRE


Meaning of INVOLUCRE in English

n. 1 a covering or envelope. 2 Anat. a membranous envelope. 3 Bot. a whorl of bracts surrounding an inflorescence. involucral adj.

[ F involucre or L involucrum (as INVOLVE) ]

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