squamella

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noun

A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.

OriginLatin squama →
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Meanings

nounsquamella (plural squamellas or squamellae)

plural squamellas · plural squamellae

  1. biologyA diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.

Origin

  1. Latinsquama“a scale”
  2. Englishsquamella

Diminutive from Latin squama (“a scale”).

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APA

squamella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamella

MLA

“squamella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamella. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squamella,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamella.

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