in·vo·lu·cre ( n v -l  kr)n. A series of bracts beneath or around a flower or flower cluster. [French, from Latin invol  crum, wrapper, envelope; see involucrum.]in vo·lucral (-krl), invo·lucrate (-krt, -kr t) adj. |
involucre [ˈɪnvəˌluːkə], involucrum [ˌɪnvəˈluːkrəm]
n pl -cres, -cra [-krə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence in such plants as the composites
[C16 (in the sense: envelope): from New Latin involucrum, from Latin: wrapper, from involvere to wrap; see involve]
involucral adj
involucrate adj
| involucre (n-v-lkr) A series of bracts beneath or around a flower or flower cluster. The cupule, the cuplike structure holding an oak acorn, is a modified, woody involucre. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  involucre - a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescencebract - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence |
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