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Webster 1913 Edition


Involucel

In-vol′u-cel

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[Dim. of
involucre
, or
involucrum
: cf. F.
involucelle
.]
(Bot.)
A partial, secondary, or small involucre. See Illust. of
Involucre
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Involucel

INVOL'UCEL

,
Noun.
[dim. of involucre.]
A partial involucre; an volucret.

Definition 2024


involucel

involucel

English

Noun

involucel (plural involucels)

  1. (botany) An involucre that forms at the base of a flower cluster within a compound inflorescence.