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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. 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.