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phyllary

[ fil-uh-ree ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural phyl·la·ries.
  1. one of the bracts forming the involucre or the head or inflorescence of a composite plant.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phyllary1

1855–60; < New Latin phyllarium < Greek phyllárion, diminutive of phýllon leaf

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