SPATHE


Meaning of SPATHE in English

ˈspāth, -th noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin spatha, from Latin, broadsword, from Greek spathē blade — more at spade

: a sheathing bract or pair of bracts subtending or enclosing an inflorescence, exhibiting much variation in form and coloring, and occurring typically in plants whose inflorescence is a spadix or in modified form in many monocotyledonous plants (as the irises)

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