Involucre
[in-vuh-loo-ker] /ˈɪn vəˌlu kər/
noun
1.
Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
2.
a covering, especially a membranous one.
/ˈɪnvəˌluːkə/
noun (pl) -cres, -cra (-krə)
1.
a ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence in such plants as the composites
involucre
(ĭn’-və-l’kər)
A series of bracts beneath or around a flower or flower cluster. The cupule, the cuplike structure holding an oak acorn, is a modified, woody involucre.
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