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Opening Up on the Names of Flower Parts
Stopping to smell (and examine) the roses
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“Spathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spathe. Accessed 22 Feb. 2020.
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The first known use of spathe was in 1785
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