involucre

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See also: involucré

English

hazelnuts with involucre

Etymology

Borrowed from French involucre, from Latin involūcrum (“wrapper”). Doublet of involucrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnvəˈluːkə(ɹ)/

Noun

involucre (plural involucres)

  1. (botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin involūcrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

involucre m (plural involucres)

  1. (botany) involucre

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin involūcrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

involucre m (plural involucres)

  1. (botany) involucre

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

involucre

  1. inflection of involucrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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