What does "involucre" mean?

Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.

What is a synonym for "involucre"?

Common synonyms include: blade, bract, flag, frond, leaf, leaflet.

Pronounced //ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)//.

//ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun

1
Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.
2
a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence wordnet

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

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