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Noun: involucre  'in-vu`loo-ku(r)
  1. A highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence

Derived forms: involucres

See also: involucrate

Type of: bract

Encyclopedia: Involucre

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