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Definitions of spathe
  1. noun
    a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
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  • calla South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix
  • tuckahoe perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries
  • arum any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
  • golden calla any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes
  • elephant ear any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
  • black calla ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
  • spathiphyllum any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental
  • arisaema atrorubens common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
  • amorphophallus titanum malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
  • krubi malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
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