lodicule
[ lod-i-kyool ]
/ ˈlɒd ɪˌkyul /
noun Botany.
one of the specialized scales at the base of the ovary of certain grass flowers.
Origin of lodicule
Words nearby lodicule
lodging knee,
lodging turn,
lodgings,
lodgment,
lodi,
lodicule,
loe,
loeb,
loeb's deciduoma,
loeffler,
loerie
Example sentences from the Web for lodicule
Lodicule, one of the scales answering to perianth-leaves in Grass-flowers.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for lodicule
lodicule
/ (ˈlɒdɪˌkjuːl) /
noun
any of two or three minute scales at the base of the ovary in grass flowers that represent the corolla
Word Origin for lodicule
C19: from Latin
lōdīcula, diminutive of
lōdix blanket
Scientific definitions for lodicule
lodicule
[ lŏd′ĭ-kyōōl′ ]
One of two or three small rounded bodies at the base of the carpel of a grass flower. The swelling of the lodicules forces apart the flower's bracts, exposing the flower's reproductive organs.