INVOLUCRE
\ɪnvˈɒlʌkə], \ɪnvˈɒlʌkə], \ɪ_n_v_ˈɒ_l_ʌ_k_ə]\
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A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns.
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The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also involucrum.
By Oddity Software
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A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns.
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The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also involucrum.
By Noah Webster.
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A rosette of leaves, often resembling a calyx, surrounding the main stem of a plant, and supporting a flower cluster or fruit.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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