ocreae

Variant of ocrea

noun pl. ocreae

Bot. a tubelike covering around some stems, formed of the united stipules: found esp. in the buckwheat family

Origin: ModL < L, a legging, greave < Gr okris, a projection, peak, edge < IE *okri- < base *a-, *o-, sharp > acid

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