English

Noun

involucrum ‎(plural involucra)

1. A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone

Latin

Etymology

From Latin involvō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.woˈluː.krum/, [ɪn.wɔˈɫuː.krũ]

Noun

involūcrum n ‎(genitive involūcrī); second declension

1. wrapper, covering, case, envelope

Inflection

Second declension.

References

• involucrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• involucrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “involucrum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.