1) Bract
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1) Involucrum
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a group of bracts surrounding the base of a flowerhead; e.g. as seen in a daisy.
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a large bract or whorl of bracts surrounding a flower or an entire inflorescence
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• (n.) A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head. • (n.) A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns. • (n.) The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also involucrum.
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a set of bracts subtending a flower or an inflorescence
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<botany> A group of bracts enveloping a condensed inflorescence, a layer of tissue enveloping some plant parts. ... (28 Oct 1998) ...
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a set of bracts subtending a flower or an inflorescence
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One or more series of bracts that subtend a flower or inflorescence.
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Ring of crowded bracts encircling a flower head
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In'vo·lu`cre noun [ Latin
involucrum a covering, wrapper, from
involvere to wrap up, envelop: confer French
involucre . See
Involve .]
(Botany) (a) A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head.
(b) A continuous marginal covering of spora...
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Ring of crowded bracts encircling a flower head
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A whorl of small leaves or bracts standing close underneath a flower or flower-cluster.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: in′vō-lū′kĕr Synonyms: involucrum
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A cluster of bracts under a flower.
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In botany, an involucre is a ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
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n] - a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence
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a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like. · a covering, esp. a membranous one.
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