Associations to the word «Involucre»

Wiktionary

INVOLUCRE, noun. (botany) Conspicuous bract, bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.

Dictionary definition

INVOLUCRE, noun. A highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis