How Do You Spell INVOLUCRED?

Pronunciation: [ɪnvˈɒlʌkɹəd] (IPA)

Involucred, with the stress on the second syllable, is a word that refers to something having an involucre, which is a type of plant part. It is spelled with the prefix "in-" indicating negation or absence, the word "volucre" which means a covering, and the suffix "-ed" indicating the past participle or adjective form. The IPA phonetic transcription of the word is /ɪnˈvɒlkəd/, where the "o" is pronounced as in "lot" and the "e" is pronounced as in "bed".

INVOLUCRED Meaning and Definition

1. having an involucre

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for INVOLUCRED

• unvolucred
• jnvolucred
• knvolucred
• onvolucred
• 9nvolucred
• 8nvolucred
• ibvolucred
• imvolucred
• ijvolucred
• ihvolucred
• incolucred
• inbolucred
• ingolucred
• infolucred
• invilucred
• invklucred
• invllucred
• invplucred
• inv0lucred

Etymology of INVOLUCRED

The word "involucred" has its roots in the Latin language. It is derived from the Latin word "involucrum", which means a covering or wrapper. "Involucrum" in turn comes from the verb "involvere", meaning to wrap or envelop. The term "involucred" is primarily used in the field of botany to describe a type of structure, typically leaf-like, that surrounds or encloses a flower head.