Definition of Induviae

1. Noun. (botany) persistent portions of a calyx or corolla ¹

2. Noun. (botany) leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Induviae

1. persistent withered leaves on some plants [n]

Medical Definition of Induviae

1. Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time. Origin: L, clothes, fr. Induere to put on. See Indue. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Induviae

industrializers
industrializes
industrializing
industrially
industrials
industries
industrious
industriously
industriousness
industry
industry analyst
industry discount
industrywide
industrywise
indutive
induviae (current term)
induvial
induviate
indwell
indwelled
indweller
indwellers
indwelling
indwelling catheter
indwelling catheters
indwellings
indwells
indwelt
inearth
inearthed

Literary usage of Induviae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"induviae (Lat.). In Botany, the withered remains of leaves which, not being articulated with the stem, cannot fall off; the part covered by them is said to ..."

2. An Introduction to Botany by John ( Lindley (1839)
"induviae; the remains of the flower, which either increase the fruit in size, or surmount it, or are adherent to it. m 1. Pappus. m 2. ..."

3. Teutonic Mythologyby Jacob Grimm, James Steven Stallybrass by Jacob Grimm, James Steven Stallybrass (1883)
"379), oftener hamingja (felicitas) from hamr induviae, nay, this hamr of itself seems to stand for the same thing : ' hamr ..."

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