involucel
/in-vol-yuh-sel/US // ɪnˈvɒl yəˌsɛl //UK // (ɪnˈvɒljʊˌsɛl) //
总苞,总苞苞,总苞片,总苞苞谷
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Botany.
- : a secondary involucre, as in a compound cluster of flowers.
Examples
When the umbellets are subtended by an involucre, this secondary involucre is called an Involucel.
Spikelets are obovoid or lanceolate, 1- to 2-flowered, persistent on their stalks, one to three in an involucel.
Spikelets one to three in each involucel, persistent, 1- to 2-flowered, with three or four glumes.
Calyx with a 3-leaved involucel at the base, like an outer calyx.
Calyx either naked or with a 3-leaved involucel at its base.
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