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spathe
[speyth] 
–noun Botany.
| a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster. |
Related forms:
spathed, adjective
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| spathe (spāth) n. A leaflike bract that encloses or subtends a flower cluster or spadix, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit and the calla. [Latin spatha, broadsword, from Greek spathē, broad blade.] |
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Spathe
Spathe\, n. [L. spatha, Gr. ?: cf. F. spathe. See Spade for digging.] (Bot.) A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix. Note: The name is also given to the several-leaved involucre of the iris and other similar plants.
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(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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