involucre
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in·vo·lu·cre
(ĭn′və-lo͞o′kər)n.
A group of one or more whorls of bracts beneath a flower or flower cluster.
[French, from Latin involūcrum, wrapper, envelope; see involucrum.]
in′vo·lu′cral (-krəl), in′vo·lu′crate (-krĭt, -krāt′) adj.
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involucre
(ˈɪnvəˌluːkə) orinvolucrum
n, pl -cres or -cra (-krə)
(Botany) a ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence in such plants as the composites
[C16 (in the sense: envelope): from New Latin involucrum, from Latin: wrapper, from involvere to wrap; see involve]
ˌinvoˈlucral adj
ˌinvoˈlucrate adj
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in•vo•lu•cre
(ˈɪn vəˌlu kər)n.
1. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
2. a covering, esp. a membranous one.
[1570–80; < Middle French < Latin involūcrum a wrapper, cover <involū-, variant s. of involvere (see involve)]
in`vo•lu′cral, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  involucre - a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescencebract - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence |
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