ocrea

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noun

A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.

OriginLatin ocrea →
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Meanings

nounocrea (plural ocreas or ocreae)

plural ocreas · plural ocreae · alternative ochrea

  1. biologyA sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.

Origin

  1. Latinocrea“greave, legging”
  2. Englishocrea

From Latin ocrea (“greave, legging”).

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Translations

Estonian tõri
  • tõribotanical sheath
French ocréa
  • ocréabotanical sheath
Polish gatka
  • gatkabotanical sheath
Spanish ócrea
  • ócreabotanical sheath

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AceroArceo
Cite this entry
APA

ocrea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocrea

MLA

“ocrea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocrea. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ocrea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocrea.

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