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Noun: lodicule  'ló-du,kyool
  1. (botany) one of the small, scale-like structures at the base of the floret in grasses, thought to aid in flower opening
    "The swelling of lodicules helps grass flowers to open during blooming"

Derived forms: lodicules

Encyclopedia: Lodicule