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noun Botany.
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
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spathed, adjective
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Spathe
is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte. Does it mean:
| sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations |
| organism that has a nucleus containing genetic material |
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spathe  (spā ) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A large, leaflike, often showy bract that encloses a flower cluster or spadix, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit or calla lily. |
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