scutellum
noun
the shieldlike cotyledon of certain monocots.
scutella
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pluralof scutellum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Each kind gets its name from the Latin scutella, "a little cap," which the calyx resembles, and is therefore called Hood Wort, or Helmet flower.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
It follows the scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a scutella.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section S by Project Gutenberg
