"spathe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /speɪð/ Forms: spathes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪð Etymology: From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”). Doublet of epee, spatha, and spade. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)peh₂-}}, {{bor|en|la|spatha}} Latin spatha, {{der|en|grc|σπάθη||blade}} Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”), {{doublet|en|epee|spatha|spade}} Doublet of epee, spatha, and spade Head templates: {{en-noun}} spathe (plural spathes)
  1. (botany) A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix. Categories (topical): Botany Related terms: spadix Translations (large bract that envelopes a spadix): hylkisblað [neuter] (Faroese), spatha (Finnish), puikelon suojuslehti (Finnish), hulsturblað [neuter] (Icelandic), hölsterblad [neuter] (Swedish), hölster [neuter] (Swedish), bo (Tày), cáp (Tày), mo (Vietnamese)

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