ocrea

[ ok-ree-uh, oh-kree-uh ]

/ ˈɒk ri ə, ˈoʊ kri ə /

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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

O'Connor, O'Connor, Sandra Day, ocotillo, OCR, Ocracoke Island, ocrea, ocreate, OCS, oct-, octa-, octachord

How to use ocrea in a sentence

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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