involucel

involucel
involucelate /in vol'yeuh sel"it/, involucelated /in vol'yeuh sel"ay tid/, adj.
/in vol"yeuh sel'/, n. Bot.
a secondary involucre, as in a compound cluster of flowers. See illus. under involucre.
[1755-65; < NL involucellum, dim. of L involucrum INVOLUCRUM; for formation, see CASTELLUM]

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  • involucel — in|vo|lu|cel Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • involucel — in·vol·u·cel …   English syllables

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