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phyllary

[fil-uh-ree]

noun

Botany.

plural

phyllaries 

  1. one of the bracts forming the involucre or the head or inflorescence of a composite plant.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phyllary1

1855–60; < New Latin phyllarium < Greek áDz, diminutive of ýDz leaf

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