spathaceous

[ spuh-they-shuhs ]

adjectiveBotany.

of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
having a spathe.

Origin of spathaceous

¹

1750–60; <New Latin spathāceus, equivalent to Latin spath(a) (see spathe) + -āceus-aceous

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How to use spathaceous in a sentence

Inflorescences consist of spiciform racemes with spathaceous bracts; rachis is jointed.
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