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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 spathe /ˈspeð/
 佛焰苞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spathe n.  Bot. A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix.
 Note: ☞ The name is also given to the several-leaved involucre of the iris and other similar plants.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 spathe
      n : a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or
          other inflorescence