ocrea

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Related to ocreae: orache, Polygonaceae, ochreae

oc·re·a

or och·re·a (ŏk′rē-ə)
n. pl. oc·re·ae (-rē-ē′) or och·re·ae
A sheath formed at the node of a stem by the fusion of two stipules, found in many plants of the family Polygonaceae, such as rhubarb.

[Latin, greave.]
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ocrea

(ˈɒkrɪə)
n, pl -reae (-rɪˌiː)
(Botany) a variant spelling of ochrea
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oc•re•a

(ˈɒk ri ə, ˈoʊ kri ə)

n., pl. oc•re•ae (ˈɒk riˌi, ˈoʊ kriˌi)
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
[1820–30; < Latin: greave, legging]
oc′re•ate (-ɪt, -ˌeɪt) adj.
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