spathe

spat

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Definition of spathe - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

botanique

TECH.

grande feuille membraneuse qui entoure les fleurs de certaines plantes

TECH.

La spathe de l'arum protège ses petites fleurs.

bractée

maïs

TECH.

feuille qui enveloppe l'épi de maïs avant sa maturité

TECH.

Il faut retirer la spathe pour découvrir les grains de maïs.

feuille protectrice

arme gauloise

Rare

épée courte et lourde utilisée par les anciens Gaulois

Rare

Les guerriers gaulois portaient une spathe à leur ceinture.

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feuille qui enveloppe l'épi de maïs avant sa maturité

Origin of spathe

grec, spáthē (feuille, lame)

Terms with spathe included in their meaning

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langue de feu

plante anthurium

plante tropicale ornementale aux fleurs rouges brillantes en forme de spathe

anthurium

ornement

fleur de cette plante avec sa spathe colorée

Examples of spathe in a sentence

On observe la spathe blanche au printemps.
La spathe sèche tombe avant la récolte du maïs.
On observe la spathe se fendre à la maturité de l’épi.
La spathe était ornée de motifs complexes.
On a retrouvé une spathe lors des fouilles archéologiques.

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English:spathe, husk, ...
German:Spatha, Blatthülle, ...
Italian:spata, brattea, ...
Spanish:espata, espada gala, ...
Portuguese:espata, spatha, ...
Chinese:佛焰苞, 苞叶, ...
Japanese:仏炎苞, 苞葉, ...
Arabic:قِنْع الزهرة, غلاف الكوز, ...
Hebrew:סְפָּאטָה, נְדָנָה, ...
Russian:покрывало, обёртка початка, ...
Ukrainian:спата, обгортка, ...
Catalan:espata, espasa gal.la, ...
Danish:hylsterblad, et svøb, ...
Dutch:schutblad, maïsschede, ...
Greek:καπελάκι, φύλλο καλαμποκιού, ...
Khmer:ស្លឹកស្រោមផ្កា, សំបកពោត, ...
Korean:포엽, 수염잎, ...
Polish:pochwa kwiatostanowa, pochwa, ...
Portuguese (BR):espata, bainha de milho, ...
Romanian:spată, frunză învelitoare, ...
Swedish:spata, hölsterblad, ...
Thai:กาบดอก, กาบข้าวโพด, ...
Turkish:spata, koçan yaprağı, ...
Vietnamese:mo hoa, lá bẹ bắp, ...

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Definition of spathe - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of spathe

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