INVOLUCRE


Meaning of INVOLUCRE in English

[in.vo.lu.cre] n [F, fr. NL involucrum] (1794): one or more whorls of bracts situated below and close to a flower, flower cluster, or fruit -- in.vo.lu.cral adj -- in.vo.lu.crate adj

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