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Papery Sheath On A Plant Stem Crossword Clue

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noun

• A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.

37%5Papery sheath
noun

• small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae

33%6 Having a sheath or resembling a sheath
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