spathe

[ speyth ]

/ speɪð /

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noun Botany.

a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.

Origin of spathe

1775–85; <Latin spatha<Greek spáthē blade, sword, stem; cf. spade²

OTHER WORDS FROM spathe

spathed, adjective

Words nearby spathe

spastic paralysis, spat, spatchcock, spate, spathaceous, spathe, spathic, spathiphyllum, spathose, spathulate, spatial

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Example sentences from the Web for spathe

As this spathe withers away, the flower-stalk continues to grow, and its little greenish-yellow blossoms become brown.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Aquatic, with more or less irregular perfect flowers from a spathe; perianth corolla-like.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
This organ, rolled up in a coil or spiral, is named the spathe.
Everyday Objects|W. H. Davenport Adams
Previous to the sudden bursting, about sunset, of the spathe containing the spadix, there is an accumulation of heat therein.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard

Operations begin when the spathe is still enclosed by its sheath.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for spathe

spathe

/ (speɪð) /

noun

a large bract, often coloured, that surrounds the inflorescence of aroid plants and palms

Derived forms of spathe

spathaceous (spəˈθeɪʃəs), adjectivespathed, adjective

Word Origin for spathe

C18: from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē a blade

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Scientific definitions for spathe

spathe

[ spāð ]

A large, leaflike, often showy bract that encloses a flower cluster or spadix, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit or calla lily.

单词	spathe
释义	spathe [ speyth ] / speɪð / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spathe ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster. Origin of spathe 1775–85; <Latin spatha<Greek spáthē blade, sword, stem; cf. spade² OTHER WORDS FROM spathe spathed, adjective Words nearby spathe spastic paralysis, spat, spatchcock, spate, spathaceous, spathe, spathic, spathiphyllum, spathose, spathulate, spatial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spathe As this spathe withers away, the flower-stalk continues to grow, and its little greenish-yellow blossoms become brown. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons Aquatic, with more or less irregular perfect flowers from a spathe; perianth corolla-like. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray This organ, rolled up in a coil or spiral, is named the spathe. Everyday Objects\|W. H. Davenport Adams Previous to the sudden bursting, about sunset, of the spathe containing the spadix, there is an accumulation of heat therein. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics\|Richard Folkard Operations begin when the spathe is still enclosed by its sheath. Castes and Tribes of Southern India\|Edgar Thurston British Dictionary definitions for spathe spathe / (speɪð) / noun a large bract, often coloured, that surrounds the inflorescence of aroid plants and palms Derived forms of spathe spathaceous (spəˈθeɪʃəs), adjectivespathed, adjective Word Origin for spathe C18: from Latin spatha, from Greek spathē a blade Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spathe covering, cover, sheathing, wrapping, scabbard Scientific definitions for spathe spathe [ spāð ] A large, leaflike, often showy bract that encloses a flower cluster or spadix, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit or calla lily. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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spathe

noun Botany.

Origin of spathe

OTHER WORDS FROM spathe

Words nearby spathe

Example sentences from the Web for spathe

British Dictionary definitions for spathe

noun

Derived forms of spathe

Word Origin for spathe

Words related to spathe

Scientific definitions for spathe