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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Spathe

Spā'thē, n.

noun

[Lat.] (Bot.) The same as SPATHE, q. v.

Spāthe, n.

noun

[Lat. spatha, Gr. σπάθη, Fr. spathe, It. spata.] (Bot.) The calyx or bract of a spadix opening or bursting longitudinally, in form of a sheath; a sheath-formed involucre, as in the Indian turnip.

A botanical illustration of a spathe, showing a leafy sheath surrounding a flower spike.
Spathe.