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involucre
in·vo·lu·cre
[
ínvə lkər,
ìnvə lkər
]
(
plural
in·vo·lu·cres
)
noun
Definition:
ring of leaves beneath flower:
a ring of modified leaves beneath a flower or flower cluster, e.g. in a dandelion or daisy flower
[
Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin
involucrum
"wrapper" <
involvere
"roll into" <
volvere
"to roll"
]
in·vo·lu·cral
[
ìnvə lkrəl
]
adjective
in·vo·lu·crate
[
ìnvə l kràyt,
ìnvə lkrət
]
adjective
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in·vo·lu·cral [ ìnvə lkrəl ] adjectivein·vo·lu·crate [ ìnvə l kràyt, ìnvə lkrət ] adjective
