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spathe
[ speyth ]
noun
- a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
spathe
/ sp蓹藞胃e瑟蕛蓹s; spe瑟冒 /
noun
- a large bract, often coloured, that surrounds the inflorescence of aroid plants and palms
spathe
- A large, leaflike, often showy bract that encloses a flower cluster or spadix, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit or calla lily.
Derived Forms
- spathed, adjective
- spathaceous, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- spathed adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of spathe1
Example Sentences
But once she blooms, viewers can expect to see Putricia unfold a vibrant maroon or crimson skirt, known as a spathe, around her spadix which is the large spike in the middle of the plant.
The tiny white flowers within the spathe are an important food source for the first pollinators of the year.
Its compound flower is composed of a hollow, tall spadix with small flowers and a spathe, with one big, furrowed petal that is green on the outside and deep burgundy red on the inside.
It features a tall, fleshy column called a spadix and a frilly outer covering called a spathe.
The huge maroon spathe and spadix were impressive in more ways than one 鈥 visitors spent most of the day looking for what surely was a dead body in the border.
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