colesuleBot.|ˈkɒlɪsjuːl| [ad.mod.L. colesula, irreg.dim. of Gr. κολεός sheath.] The name given by Necker to the small membranous sheath enclosing the spore-sac of liverworts; the perianthium. 1882B. Carrington in Encycl.Brit. XIV. 718 On section of the colesule a number of minute..bodies are found.