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| spathe |
| A leaf or bract, green or colored, enclosing or partialy surrounding a flower or flower cluster. The spathe is commonly associated with an inflorescence called a spadix. Plants that have colorful spathes are Peace Lily and Anthurium. |
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| This Anthurium as a colorful red spathe behind the spike-like spadix, which is the flower. |
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| The
flower of a Dieffenbachia consists of the white spike-like spadix
and the green spathe. |
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