involucrum

involucrum
Involucre In"vo*lu`cre (?; 277), n. [L. involucrum a covering, wrapper, fr. involvere to wrap up, envelop: cf. F. involucre. See {Involve}.] (Bot.) (a) A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head. (b) A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns. (c) The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also {involucrum}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Involucrum — In vo*lu crum, n.; pl. L. {Involucra}, E. {Involucrums}. [L. See {Involucre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) See {Involucre}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the {Siphonophora}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Involūcrum — (lat.), s. Hülle …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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