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spathe
spathe [ spay ] (plural spathes)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant part enclosing flower: a leafy sheath bract that encloses the cluster of flowers spadix in some plants such as the arum and sometimes resembles a petal
[Late 18th century. < Latin spatha (see spatula)]

spathed [ spayd ] adjective
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