spathe

n.
A leaflike bract that encloses or subtends a flower cluster or spadix, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit and the calla.

[Latin spatha, broadsword, from Greek spathē, broad blade.]

A leaflike bract that encloses a flower cluster or spadix, as, for example, on the peace lily, Spathiphyllum.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence

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