"squamella" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squamellas [plural], squamellae [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive from Latin squama (“a scale”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|squama||a scale}} Latin squama (“a scale”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|squamellae}} squamella (plural squamellas or squamellae)
  1. (botany) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-squamella-en-noun-bFsxxNEf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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