Definition of Lodicules. Meaning of Lodicules. Synonyms of Lodicules

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Definition of Lodicules

Lodicule
Lodicule Lod"i*cule, n. [L. lodicula. dim, of lodix, lodicis, a coverlet: cf. F. lodicule.] (Bot.) One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are next to the stamens in grasses.

Meaning of Lodicules from wikipedia

- one internal (the palea). The perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11  that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are...
- occasionally play a role. The perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules,: 11  that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are...
- sterile bodies have developed between the stamen fascicles, working as lodicules to spread the petals of the pseudotubular flower, a specialized pollination...
- indeterminate inflorescences, "pseudospikelets", and flowers with three lodicules, six stamens, and three stigmata. Following more recent molecular phylogenetic...
- rudimentary perianth of 2 or 3 pieces, the lodiculae or glumellulae. These lodicules are the organs that, when they become turgid, determine the opening of...
- seeds within an ovary, pollen within an anther or spores in a sporangium. lodicule One of two or three minute organs at the base of the ovary of a gr**** flower...
- (3.1–7.1 in) long by 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) wide. Flowers have a pair of lodicules and stigmas, and three anthers which are 2.4–2.7 mm (0.09–0.11 in) long...
- Arthrostylidium bamboo in the gr**** family. Arthrostylidium scandens has 3 Lodicules, 3 anthers, 2 stigmas. The species grows to 500–800 cm long. The species...
- that is similar to spikelets or clumps of gr****), and flowers with three lodicules (tiny scale-like structure at the bottom of a florets or clump of gr****...
- perennial species that grows to 500–700 mm in height. It possessesLodicules, 3 Anthers and 2 stigmas. "Arthrostylidium urbanii Pilg. — The Plant List"...