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单词 lodicule
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lodicule

[ lod-i-kyool ]
/ ˈlɒd ɪˌkyul /

noun Botany.

one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers.

Origin of lodicule

1860–65; <New Latin lōdīcula, diminutive of Latin lōdīx (stem lōdīc-) blanket, rug; see -ule

Words nearby lodicule

lodging knee, lodgings, lodging turn, lodgment, Lodi, lodicule, Lodine, Łódź, loe, Loeb, Loeb's deciduoma
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Example sentences from the Web for lodicule

  • Lodicule, one of the scales answering to perianth-leaves in Grass-flowers.

    The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for lodicule

lodicule
/ (ˈlɒdɪˌkjuːl) /

noun

any of two or three minute scales at the base of the ovary in grass flowers that represent the corolla

Word Origin for lodicule

C19: from Latin lōdīcula, diminutive of lōdix blanket
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

Scientific definitions for lodicule

lodicule
[ lŏdĭ-kyōōl′ ]

One of two or three small rounded bodies at the base of the carpel of a grass flower. The swelling of the lodicules forces apart the flower's bracts, exposing the flower's reproductive organs.
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