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noun • The interior chaff or husk of grasses. • One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower. • A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap. | ||||||||
| 35% | 7 | Leaflike bracts enclosing a flower cluster | ||||||
noun • a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence | ||||||||
| 35% | 5 | Parts of bracts | ||||||
noun • the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk | ||||||||
Bracts Enclosing The Flowers In Grasses Crossword Clue
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PALEAE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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PALEAE
Updated: October 10, 2023
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