Definitions for "Ocrea"
stipules that form sheaths, characteristic of smartweeds
n. (L. acrea, greave or legging) - a tubelike covering around some stems, especially of plants of the Polygonaceae.
(L. ocrea: greave, gaiter, legging) n. (pl. ocreae) A tubelike covering around some stems, a sheath, formed from two stipules, encircling the node, especially of plants of the Polygonaceae; in bryophytes, the flared apex of the vaginula, forming a collar around the base of the seta, as in Macrocoma.
Keywords:  ochrea, see
See Ochrea.
Keywords:  boots, hose
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