phyllary

phyllary
/fil"euh ree/, n., pl. phyllaries. Bot.
one of the bracts forming the involucre or the head or inflorescence of a composite plant.
[1855-60; < NL phyllarium < Gk phyllárion, dim. of phýllon leaf]

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