Botany Dictionary

  • Spathaceous

    Spathaceous

    Describing a plant with a large bract or a spathe that covers or surrounds a flower spike, common in plants…

  • Spathe

    Spathe

    A large, often leafy bract that encloses or surrounds an inflorescence, characteristic of certain plants like arums.

  • Spathe (2)

    Spathe (2)

    A specialized leaf or bract that covers or surrounds a flower or flower cluster, often found in the Araceae family.

  • Spathe (3)

    Spathe (3)

    A leaf-like structure that envelops the inflorescence in certain plants, usually appearing large and showy.

  • Spathella

    Spathella

    A small or modified spathe, often used to describe a reduced or modified version of the typical spathe.

  • Spathulate (= spatulate)

    Spathulate (= spatulate)

    Describing a leaf or other structure that is shaped like a spatula, broad at the tip and tapering toward the…

  • Spathulate (spatulate)

    Spathulate (spatulate)

    A leaf shape with a rounded or broadened tip that tapers toward a narrow base.

  • Spathulate

    Spathulate

    Describing a leaf or structure that is shaped like a spatula, broad at the end and narrowing toward the base.

  • Spathulate (4)

    Spathulate (4)

    A leaf or plant structure with a broad, rounded tip and a tapering, narrow base, resembling a spatula.

  • Spathulate (5)

    Spathulate (5)

    Having a shape similar to a spatula, with a broad, flat top and a narrow, tapering base.