Ochrea
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Ochrea, commonly spelled ocrea, is a structure formed of stipules fused into a sheath surrounding the stem. It is a diagnostic character in the Polygonaceae. In palms it denotes an extension of the leaf sheath beyond the petiole insertion.
See also Stipule.
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