squamula

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noun

One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule.

OriginLatin squamula →
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Meanings

nounsquamula (plural squamulas or squamulae)

plural squamulas · plural squamulae

  1. biologyOne of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule.

Origin

  1. Latinsquamula
  2. Englishsquamula

From Latin squamula, diminutive of squama (“a scale”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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