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Spathe

noun
1.
A conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence.



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... as in the true Flag (Iris); the tall, flowering stems (scapes), which very much resemble the leaves, bear an apparently lateral, blunt, tapering spike of densely packed, very small flowers. A long leaf (spathe) borne immediately below the spike forms an apparent continuation of the scape, though really a lateral outgrowth from it, the spike of flowers being terminal. The plant has a wide distribution, growing in wet ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


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