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Involucel vs Involucellate - What's the difference?

involucel | involucellate |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between involucel and involucellate

is that involucel is (botany) an involucre that forms at the base of a flower cluster within a compound inflorescence while involucellate is (botany) furnished with involucels.

As a noun involucel

is (botany) an involucre that forms at the base of a flower cluster within a compound inflorescence.

As an adjective involucellate is

(botany) furnished with involucels.

involucel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) An involucre that forms at the base of a flower cluster within a compound inflorescence.

    • involucellate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Furnished with involucels.
    • (Webster 1913)