involucre

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INVOLUCRED

a.Having an involucre, as umbels, whorls, etc.

INVOLUCRET

n.A small or partial involucrum.

INVOLUCRE

In "vo *lu `cre, n. Etym: [L. involucrum a covering, wrapper, fr. involvere to wrap up, envelop: cf. F. involucre. See Involve. ] (Bot. ) (a ) A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head. (b ) A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns.(c ) The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also involucrum.

INVOLUCRED

INVOLUCRED In "vo *lu `cred, a. (Bot. )

INVOLUCRET

INVOLUCRET In `vo *lu "cret, n. (Bot. )

involucre

in vo lu cre |ˈinvəˌlo͞okər ˌɪnvəˈlukər |(also involucrum |-krəm |) ▶noun Botany a whorl or rosette of bracts surrounding an inflorescence (esp. a capitulum ) or at the base of an umbel. DERIVATIVES in vo lu cral |ˌinvəˈlo͞okrəl |adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin involucrum, from involvere ‘roll in, envelop ’ (see involve ).

involucre

involucre |ˈɪnvəl (j )uːkə | ▶noun 1 Anatomy a membranous envelope. 2 Botany a whorl or rosette of bracts surrounding an inflorescence (especially a capitulum ) or at the base of an umbel. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin involucrum, from involvere ‘roll in, envelop ’ (see involve ).