INVOLUCRE


Meaning of INVOLUCRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-və-ˌlü-kər ]

noun

Etymology: French, from New Latin involucrum

Date: 1785

: one or more whorls of bracts situated below and close to a flower, flower cluster, or fruit

• in·vo·lu·cral ˌin-və-ˈlü-krəl adjective

• in·vo·lu·crate -krət, -ˌkrāt adjective

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