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/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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phyllary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: New Latin phyllarium, from Greek phyllarion, diminutive of phyllon leaf Date: 1857 one of the involucral bracts subtending the flower head of a composite plant … New Collegiate Dictionary
phyllary — noun An individual bract within an involucre or involucel … Wiktionary
phyllary — phyl·la·ry … English syllables
phyllary — ˈfilərē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin phyllarium, from Greek phyllarion small leaf, diminutive of phyllon leaf : one of the involucral bracts subtending the flower head of a composite plant … Useful english dictionary
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Greenthread — Taxobox name = Thelesperma filifolium image width = 200px image caption = T. f. var. filifolium regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Thelesperma species = T. filifolium… … Wikipedia
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stereome — noun A section of sclerenchyma at the base of a phyllary in some members of the Asteraceae … Wiktionary
