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lodiculeenUK
lod·i·cule L0227300 (lŏd′ĭ-kyo͞ol′)n. One of two or three small scales at the base of the ovary in a grass flower, believed to be a rudimentary perianth.
[Latin lōdīcula, small blanket, diminutive of lōdīx, lōdīc-, blanket.]lodicule (ˈlɒdɪˌkjuːl) n (Botany) any of two or three minute scales at the base of the ovary in grass flowers that represent the corolla[C19: from Latin lōdīcula, diminutive of lōdix blanket]lod•i•cule (ˈlɒd ɪˌkyul)
n. one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers. [1860–65; < New Latin lōdīcula, diminutive of Latin lōdīx, s. lōdīc- blanket, rug; see -ule] lodiculeenUK
lodicule[′läd·ə‚kyül] (botany) One of the minute membranous bodies found at the base of the carpel in most flowering grasses; usually occurs in pairs. lodiculeenUK
lodicule the small perianth that, in the flowers of grasses, swells and exposes the pistil and stamens, by forcing open the surrounding bracts. |