Involucre

Involucre

A group of bracts enveloping a condensed inflorescence; a layer of tissue enveloping particular structures, e.g. An archegonium in Bryophyta, sporangia in Hymenophyllaceae.

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involucre

Plants; Botany

A group of bracts enveloping a condensed inflorescence; a layer of tissue enveloping particular structures, e.g. An archegonium in Bryophyta, sporangia in Hymenophyllaceae.

involucre

Agriculture; Rice science

A ring of bracts subtending a flower head.

involucre

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involucral

Language; Dictionaries

Pertaining to, possessing, or like, an involucrum.

involucred

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Having an involucre, as umbels, heads, etc.

involucrate

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Having an involucre; involucred.

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Leaf is an expanded green organ borne by stem of the plant and leaves collectively are called as foliage.

angiosperm

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A plant that has flowers and that produces seeds contained in a fruit, pod, or shell. Most living plants are angiosperms.

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