Usually means: Leaf-like bracts surrounding inflorescence.
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  1. phyllary: Merriam-Webster
  2. phyllary: Collins English Dictionary
  3. phyllary: Wordnik
  4. phyllary: Wiktionary
  5. phyllary: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. phyllary: Dictionary.com
  7. Phyllary: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. phyllary: Encyclopedia

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  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Flora of New South Wales (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (phyllary)

▸ noun:  (botany) An individual bract within an involucre or involucel.

Similar:
involucre, phyllid, phyllode, bracteole, phyllon, phyllome, involucel, phyllidium, involucrum, phyllodium, more...

Opposite:
non-floral, non-botanical.

Types:
bract, leaflet, scale, needle, more...

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Similar:
involucre, phyllid, phyllode, bracteole, phyllon, phyllome, involucel, phyllidium, involucrum, phyllodium, more...

Opposite:
non-floral, non-botanical.

Types:
bract, leaflet, scale, needle, more...



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