ocrea

[ ok-ree-uh, oh-kree-uh ]
/ ˈɒk ri ə, ˈoʊ kri ə /

noun, plural oc·re·ae [ok-ree-ee, oh-kree-ee] /ˈɒk riˌi, ˈoʊ kriˌi/. Botany, Zoology.

a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.

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Also ochrea.

Origin of ocrea

1820–30; < Latin: greave, legging

Words nearby ocrea

ocmulgee, oconee-bells, ocotillo, ocr, ocracoke island, ocrea, ocreate, ocs, oct, oct-, oct.
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Example sentences from the Web for ocrea

  • Part of stem and leaf of Prince's-Feather (Polygonum orientale) with the united sheathing stipules forming a sheath or ocrea.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for ocrea

ocrea
/ (ˈɒkrɪə) /

noun plural -reae (-rɪˌiː)

a variant spelling of ochrea
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