LODICULE


Meaning of LODICULE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlä-di-ˌkyül ]

noun

Etymology: Latin lodicula, diminutive of lodic-, lodix cover

Date: 1864

: one of usually two delicate membranous hyaline scales at the base of the ovary of a grass that by their swelling assist in anthesis

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