spathe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.

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spathe spathes

From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”). Doublet of epee, spatha, and spade.

spadix

spathaceous spathal spathate spathed

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