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lodicule
CIDE DICTIONARY
lodicule, n. [L. lodicula. dim, of lodix, lodicis, a coverlet: cf. F. lodicule.].
One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are next to the stamens in grasses. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lodicule, n. Bot. a small green or white scale below the ovary of a grass flower.
Etymology
L lodicula dimin. of lodix coverlet
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