ocreate

American

[ok-ree-it, -eyt, oh-kree-] / ˈɒk ri ɪt, -ˌeɪt, ˈoʊ kri- /

adjective

having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.

ocreate British

/ ˈɒkrɪɪt, -ˌeɪt /

adjective

botany possessing an ocrea; sheathed
ornithol another word for booted

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Etymology

Origin of ocreate

1820–30; < Latin ocreātus greaved, equivalent to ocre ( a ) greave ( ocrea ) + -ātus -ate ¹

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Changed the last index reference for "Ligule" from 57 to 67; also the reference for "Ocreate."

From Project Gutenberg

One or more of them lie on the upper part of the bulb, forming the "limb" of the "ocreate" volva.

From Project Gutenberg

Ocreate, applied to the volva where it fits the lower part of the stem, as a stocking does the leg.

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