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lod⋅i⋅cule

  [lod-i-kyool]
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–noun Botany.
one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers.
Origin:
1860–65; < NL lōdīcula, dim. of L lōdīx (s. lōdīc-) blanket, rug; see -ule
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lod·i·cule   (lŏd'ĭ-kyōōl')   
n.  One of two or three small scales at the base of the ovary in a grass flower, believed to be a rudimentary perianth.

[Latin lōdīcula, small blanket, diminutive of lōdīx, lōdīc-, blanket.]
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lodicule   (lŏd'ĭ-kyl')  Pronunciation Key 
One of two or three small rounded bodies at the base of the carpel of a grass flower. The swelling of the lodicules forces apart the flower's bracts, exposing the flower's reproductive organs.
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