Definitions for ocreaˈɒk ri ə, ˈoʊ kri ə; ˈɒk riˌi, ˈoʊ kriˌi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•re•aˈɒk ri ə, ˈoʊ kri ə; ˈɒk riˌi, ˈoʊ kriˌi(n.)(pl.)oc•re•ae
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Category: Botany, Zoology, Biology
Origin of ocrea:
1820–30; < L: greave, legging
oc′re•ate-ɪt, -ˌeɪt(adj.)
Wiktionary
ocrea(Noun)
A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.
Origin: From ocrea
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