SQUAMELLA
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‖Squa‐mel″la (skwȧ‐mĕl″lȧ), n.; pl. Squamellæ (–lē). [[NL., dim. fr. L. squama a scale.]] (Bot.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.
Source: 567
‖Squa‐mel″la (skwȧ‐mĕl″lȧ), n.; pl. Squamellæ (–lē). [[NL., dim. fr. L. squama a scale.]] (Bot.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.