||Squa*mel"la (?), n.; pl.
Squamellæ (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. squama
a scale.] (Bot.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as
those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a
palea.
||Squa*mel"la (?), n.; pl.
Squamellæ (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. squama
a scale.] (Bot.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as
those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a
palea.