PHYLLARY


Meaning of PHYLLARY in English

/fil"euh ree/ , n. , pl. phyllaries . Bot.

one of the bracts forming the involucre or the head or inflorescence of a composite plant.

[ 1855-60; phyllarium phyllárion, dim. of phýllon leaf ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .