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spathes

spathes is the plural of spathe.

Meaning of spathe

Noun

spathe (plural spathes)

  1. A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
    • All the joints and angles are coffered with strips of split rattan sewn neatly on. The lid is covered with the brown leathery spathe of the Areca palm, which is impervious to water, and the whole box is neat, strong, and well finished.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 257

Questions about spathes

What is spathes the plural of?
Spathes is the plural of spathe.

Words near spathes in the dictionary

  1. spathate
  2. spathe
  3. spathebothriidean
  4. spathebothriideans
  5. spathed
  6. spathes
  7. spathic
  8. spathic iron
  9. spathiform
  10. spathilla
  11. spathillae

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