English Explanatory Dictionary

squamella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.

Word forms

squamella squamellas squamellae

Etymology

Diminutive from Latin squama (“a scale”).

Derived words

squamelliform
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