INVOLUCRE


Meaning of INVOLUCRE in English

ˈinvəˌlükə(r) also -vəlˌyü- noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from New Latin involucrum involucre

: one or more whorls of bracts situated below and close to a flower, flower cluster, or fruit (in a seed plant): as

a. : a rosette of bracts surrounding a composite flower head (as a daisy) and often resembling a true calyx — see cupule 1a

b. : a whorl of bracts subtending the inflorescence in many members of the Umbelliferae

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