spathe
IPA: spˈæθ
noun
- (botany) A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
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Examples of "spathe" in Sentences
- Lower part of spathe cut open, 4.
- The spathe is shed after flowering.
- The spathe will enlarge to hold the maturing berries.
- The cincinni are subtended by a spathe, a modified leaf.
- In addition, the spathe in Field garlic is in two parts.
- These spathes are often filled with a mucilaginous liquid.
- Inflorescences are typical aroids with a spathe and spadix.
- Fruits start to developwithin the shelter of the spathe tube.
- According to Ray the spathe was missing and not the sympodial leaf.
- The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in anthesis.
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