English Explanatory Dictionary

squamula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule.

Word forms

squamula squamulas squamulae

Etymology

From Latin squamula, diminutive of squama (“a scale”).

Derived words

esquamulose squamuliform squamulose
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