spathose
/ˈspeɪθoʊs/
adjective
- Having a broad, flat shape; resembling a spathe (a large bract enclosing a flower cluster).
- The gardener admired the spathose bract that protected the tiny flowers inside.
- The spathose leaves of the plant spread out like a fan around the stem.
- Botanists noted the spathose structure of the inflorescence in the tropical species.