spathe


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spathe /speɪð/
noun Botany a large sheathing bract enclosing the flower cluster of certain plants, especially the spadix of arums and palms.
– origin C18: via L. from Gk spathē ‘broad blade’.
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