A large bract, sometimes highly colored, surrounding or enclosing a spadix. The spathe flower is characteristic of the aroids, such as Anthurium and Spathiphyllum.
A sheathing bract (modified leaf) or pair of bracts enclosing an inflorescence (flowering portion of plant); a spadix on the same axis.
A sheath enclosing a flower branch
A bract, usually more or less concave, subtending a spadix.
A large bract enclosing an inflorescence.
some plants have modified bracts or leaves that surround its flowers.
A modified leaf or bract enclosing a flower spike.
Large bract surrounding or subtending an inflorescence, as the often showy inflorescence bract of members of the Araceae.
An enlarged bract enclosing an inflorescence.
A Large sheathlike bract surrounding an inflorescence.
a large sheathing leaflike structure surrounding or enclosing an inflorescence
A modified, leaflike structure surrounding a spadix, as in members of the Arum family (Skunk Cabbage, Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Dragon Arum, etc.).
One or two tracts enclosing a flower cluster, especially a spadix
A leafy covering adjoined to the base of the spadix.
a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
a bract or leaf enwrapping a spike or cluster or blossoms
a large bract that forms a sheath to enclose the flower cluster of certain plants such as palms and arums
a modified bract that subtends or surrounds the flowers of some plant species
A large leaf-like part around a spike-like group of flower (spadix) that is usually colored.
An enlarged leaf-like bract that surrounds or partially encloses an inflorescence.
green, colored or dry sheath enclosing inflorescence (typical of Araceae)
the large bract that envelops certain flowers before opening.
A large bract subtending or sometimes enclosing a cluster of flowers.
spathe a large bract-like organ that envelops or partly envelops an inflorescence at the end.
a large bract ensheathing an inflorescence.
the papery, eventually brown, covering of the emerging bud. This papery covering eventually covers the ovary of the iris as the flower emerges from bud stage.
modified leaf surrounding the flower
One or tow bracts enclosing a flower cluster ( especially a spadix).
a large bract enclosing a flower or group of flowers
Protective bract, often hood like, surrounding the flowers e.g. arum
A large pointed bract enclosing the spadix as in the Skunk Cabbage.
A large leaf-like structure enclosing a flower cluster, especially a spadix. Again, best demonstrated in the North Country by the Wild Calla ( Calla palustris) of water's edge. From the Greek, spaqe ( spathe), "flat blade."