spathaceous
Americanadjective
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of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
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having a spathe.
Etymology
Origin of spathaceous
1750–60; < New Latin spathāceus, equivalent to Latin spath ( a ) ( see spathe) + -āceus -aceous
Example Sentences
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Spathaceous, resembling or furnished with a Spathe, a bract which inwraps an inflorescence, 75.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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