Definition of: involucre

(in′və·l oomacr ′kər) noun
1. An enveloping membrane or wrapper.
2. Bot. A ring or rosette of bracts surrounding the base of a flower cluster. In many flowers the sub-tending involucres resemble calyxes and all composites are involucrate. [<F <L involucrum covering <involvere. See INVOLVE.]

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bell shaped involucre
leafy involucre
involucre husk
bowl like involucre
rounded involucre

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Definition of: involucre

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