ochrea
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och·re·a
(ŏk′rē-ə)n.
Variant of ocrea.
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ochrea
(ˈɒkrɪə) orocrea
n, pl -reae (-rɪˌiː)
(Botany) a cup-shaped structure that sheathes the stems of certain plants, formed from united stipules or leaf bases
[C19: from Latin ocrea greave, legging, of obscure origin]
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