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- Latin · borrowed frominvolūcrum
- English todayinvolucrum
Borrowed from Latin involūcrum. Doublet of involucre.
Words from the same roots
Latininvolūcrum all →
involucreinvolucrin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone. Full definition →
Borrowed from Latin involūcrum. Doublet of involucre.
Latininvolūcrum all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.