involucre

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involucre

  • /ˈɪnvəˌluːkə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French involucre, from Latin involūcrum (“wrapper”). Doublet of involucrum.

noun involucres

  1. Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.

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noun conspicuous bract

Españolinvolucro
日本語総苞 sōhō
Françaisinvolucre
DeutschHüllblatt
Italianoinvolucro
Românăinvolucru
Русскийобёртка objórtka

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"involucre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/involucre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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involucre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/involucre

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"involucre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/involucre.

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@misc{involucre_2026,
  title = {involucre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/involucre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}