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Webster 1913 Edition
Sheathed
Sheathed
,Adj.
1.
Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.
2.
(Bot.)
Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sheathed
SHE'ATHED
,pp.
1. Put in a sheath; inclosed or covered in a case; covered; lined; invested with a membrane.
2. a. In botany, vaginate; invested by a sheath or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses.