单词 | lodicule |
释义 | 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 lodicule1860–65; <New Latin lōdīcula, diminutive of Latin lōdīx (stem lōdīc-) blanket, rug; see -ule Words nearby lodiculelodging knee, lodgings, lodging turn, lodgment, Lodi, lodicule, Lodine, Łódź, loe, Loeb, Loeb's deciduoma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lodicule
British Dictionary definitions for lodiculelodicule / (ˈlɒdɪˌkjuːl) / nounany of two or three minute scales at the base of the ovary in grass flowers that represent the corolla Word Origin for lodiculeC19: 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 lodiculelodicule [ lŏd′ĭ-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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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