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Webster 1913 Edition


Involucrum

‖

Inˊvo-lu′crum

,
Noun.
;
pl. L.
Involucra
(#)
, E.
Involucrums
(#)
.
[L. See
Involucre
.]
1.
(Bot.)
See
Involucre
.
2.
(Zool.)
A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso cells in the
Siphonophora
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Involucrum

INVOLU'CRUM