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involucre

Syllabification: (in·vo·lu·cre)
Pronunciation: /ˈinvəˌlo͞okər/
(also involucrum /-krəm/)
Definition of involucre

noun

Botany
  • a whorl or rosette of bracts surrounding an inflorescence (especially a capitulum) or at the base of an umbel.

Derivatives

involucral

Pronunciation: /ˌinvəˈlo͞okrəl/
adjective

Origin:

late 16th century: from French, or from Latin involucrum, from involvere 'roll in, envelop' (see involve)

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