SPATHE


Meaning of SPATHE in English

— spathed , adj.

/spaydh/ , n. Bot.

a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.

[ 1775-85; spatha spáthe blade, sword, stem; cf. SPADE 2 ]

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