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/in'veuh looh"krit, -krayt/, adj.having an involucre.[1820-30; INVOLUCRE + -ATE1]
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Involucrate — In vo*lu crate, Involucrated In vo*lu cra*ted, a. (Bot.) Having an involucre; involucred. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
involucrate — [in΄vō lo͞o′krit, in΄vō lo͞o′krāt΄; in΄və lo͞o′krit, in΄vəlo͞o′ krāt΄] adj. having an involucre … English World dictionary
involucrate — adjective see involucre … New Collegiate Dictionary
involucrate — in·vo·lu·crate … English syllables
involucrate — /ɪnvəˈlukrət/ (say invuh loohkruht), / kreɪt/ (say krayt) adjective having an involucre …
involucrate — adjective having an involucre • Pertains to noun: ↑involucre • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology … Useful english dictionary
Involucrated — Involucrate In vo*lu crate, Involucrated In vo*lu cra*ted, a. (Bot.) Having an involucre; involucred. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twinberry — noun 1. creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries • Syn: ↑partridgeberry, ↑boxberry, ↑Mitchella repens • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Mitchella, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Anthodium — An*tho di*um, n. [NL., from Gr. ? like flowers, flowery; a nqos flower + e i^dos form.] (Bot.) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Composite — Com*pos ite (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See {Compound}, v. t., and cf. {Compost}.] 1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language. [1913 Webster] Happiness, like air and water … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
