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ocrea

[ ok-ree-uh, oh-kree-uh ]

noun

, Botany, Zoology.
, plural oc·re·ae [ok, -ree-ee, oh, -kree-ee].
  1. a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.

ocrea

/ ˈɒkrɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of ochrea

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ocrea1

1820–30; < Latin: greave, legging

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Example Sentences

Part of stem and leaf of Prince's-Feather (Polygonum orientale) with the united sheathing stipules forming a sheath or ocrea.

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