ocrea

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

noun,plural oc·re·ae [ok-ree-ee, oh-kree-ee]. /ˈɒk riˌi, ˈoʊ kriˌi/. Botany, Zoology.
  1. a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.

Origin of ocrea

1
1820–30; <Latin: greave, legging

Words Nearby ocrea

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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.

British Dictionary definitions for ocrea

ocrea

/ (ˈɒkrɪə) /


nounplural -reae (-rɪˌiː)
  1. a variant spelling of ochrea

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