involucel
[ in-vol-yuh-sel ]
/ ɪnˈvɒl yəˌsɛl /
noun Botany.
a secondary involucre, as in a compound cluster of flowers.
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Origin of involucel
1755–65; <New Latin involūcellum, diminutive of Latin involūcruminvolucrum; for formation, see castellum
OTHER WORDS FROM involucel
in·vol·u·cel·ate [in-vol-yuh-sel-it], /ɪnˌvɒl yəˈsɛl ɪt/, in·vol·u·cel·at·ed [in-vol-yuh-sel-ey-tid], /ɪnˌvɒl yəˈsɛl eɪ tɪd/, adjectiveWords nearby involucel
in vivo fertilization, invocate, invocation, invoice, invoke, involucel, involucrate, involucre, involucrum, involuntary, involuntary muscle
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Example sentences from the Web for involucel
Spikelets are obovoid or lanceolate, 1- to 2-flowered, persistent on their stalks, one to three in an involucel.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga AchariyarCalyx with a 3-leaved involucel at the base, like an outer calyx.
When the umbellets are subtended by an involucre, this secondary involucre is called an Involucel.
The Elements of Botany|Asa GrayCalyx either naked or with a 3-leaved involucel at its base.
British Dictionary definitions for involucel
involucel
involucellum (ɪnˌvɒljʊˈsɛləm)
/ (ɪnˈvɒljʊˌsɛl) /
noun plural -cels or -cella (-ˈsɛlə)
a ring of bracts at the base of the florets of a compound umbel
Derived forms of involucel
involucellate or involucellated, adjectiveWord Origin for involucel
C19: from New Latin involūcellum a little cover; see involucre
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