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involucre means: a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence

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involucre

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted ceilnoruvStarts with IEnds with E0 clues

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a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence

Borrowed from French involucre, from Latin involūcrum (“wrapper”). Doublet of involucrum.

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