Spathe

Word SPATHE
Character 6
Hyphenation spathe
Pronunciations /speɪð/

Definitions and meanings of "Spathe"

What do we mean by spathe?

A leaflike bract that encloses or subtends a flower cluster or spadix, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit. noun

In botany, a peculiar often large and colored bract, or pair of bracts, which subtend or envelop a spadix, as in palms and arums. noun

In zoology, some spatulate or spoon-shaped part. noun

A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under bract, and Illust. of spadix. noun

A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix. noun

A conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence noun

A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.

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The word "spathe" in example sentences

An enveloping leaf (bract), called the spathe, which is often brilliantly colored, surrounds the florets, or fruits, that are disposed upon a spadix. ❋ Various (N/A)

-- Remarkably handsome plants with fine foliage and curious inflorescence more or less enclosed in a hooded spathe, which is generally richly coloured and marked. ❋ Alfred Pink (N/A)

a bloom, that evolves inside a tube like leaf, that is called 'spathe'; with the begining of bloom, the bloom comes out of the spathe, and the flowers open. each flower has six petals that surround a round petal, an addition which is called "tiara" a sort of crown like feature. the color of this tiara is either white or yellow. the flower has 6 ❋ Unknown (2009)

The blame lies with the plant's appearance – it has speckled leaves and its flowers are well-hidden, but their spathe (the special leaf that protects the flowers of an arum) and spadix (the spike on which the flowers are arranged), are said to resemble male and female genitalia. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Flowers: Its flowers bloom in a spadix surrounded by a yellow-green spathe. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I gave a prayer of thanks to Growan, for the sweetrush root belonged to the Crone, the shoot and leaves to the Maid, and the fat spathe and yellow flower to Wortweal, and all parts of it were useful. ❋ Sarah Micklem (2009)

Now water is collected from the three hundred and sixty veins and, in the form of red blood, entereth the left testicle, where it is decocted, by the heat of temperament inherent in the son of Adam, into a thick, white liquid, whose odour is as that of the palm-spathe. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This Colocasia is supposed to bear, unlike the palm, male and female flowers in one spathe. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The umbel pod is covered in by the spathe, which often has a pronounced beak. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But at any rate when you go home to your mother, she will let you have your own way, and will not interfere with your happiness; her wool, or the piece of cloth which she is weaving, are at your disposal: I am sure that there is nothing to hinder you from touching her wooden spathe, or her comb, or any other of her spinning implements. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A spathe of calyptrous glume involucrumines the perinanthean ❋ Unknown (2006)

This upright tradesman was attending to his business one cold day in May, 1803, soon after Nelson sailed from Portsmouth, and he stood with his beloved pounds of farm-house butter, bladders of lard, and new-laid eggs, and squares of cream-cheese behind him, with a broad butter-spathe of white wood in his hand, a long goose-pen tucked over his left ear, and the great copper scales hanging handy. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

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. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Round this some leaves are stuffed, and the whole is wrapped up in a palm spathe and dried in the smoky hut. ❋ Unknown (2004)

As it passes from maturity to decay the spathe of the commonest of the pandanus palms becomes brown and mildewed, and, caught by the prickle-edged leaves in tufts and shreds, the flowers may hang loosely in the air. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The yield per spathe varies from 15 to 80 liters, and an average palm can yield 270 liters during 8 months of tapping. ❋ Unknown (1992)

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