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Spathe

  [speyth]
Spathe may refer to:

  • A hood-like bract, found along with a spadix, of inflorescences on plants in the arum family (Araceae)
  • A leaf-like bract subtending an inflorescence in various genera in the dayflower family (Commelinaceae)

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