Etymology

ocrea

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Today it means: A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf. Full definition →

Latin ocrea
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  1. Latin · derived fromocrea“greave, legging”
  2. English todayocrea

From Latin ocrea (“greave, legging”).

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