Another word for spathe

- Spadix of Arum niaculatum from which the greater part of the spathe has been cut away.

p, Pistillate, s, staminate flowers; h, sterile flowers forming a circlet of stiff hairs closing the mouth of the chamber formed by the lower part of the spathe.

The plants have long narrow leaves springing from the bulb and a central scape bearing one or more generally large, white or yellow, drooping or inclined flowers, which are enveloped before opening in a membranous spathe.

(Narcissus Tazetta) bursting from This gives the special charthe sheathing bract or spathe, b.

long and the spathe single-flowered.