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SPATHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spathe mean?
• SPATHE (noun)
The noun SPATHE has 1 sense:
1. a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
Familiarity information: SPATHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("spathe" is a kind of...):
bract (a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence)
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