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lodicule definition

lodi·cule (läd′i kyo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

one of the usually two minute, flat or fleshy outgrowths at the base of the flower of a grass, that swell up at flowering, assisting the escape of anthers and stigmas

Etymology: L lodicula, a small coverlet, dim. of lodix, a coverlet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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