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An ochrea (Latin ocrea, greave/protective legging), also spelled ocrea, is: a plant structure formed of stipules fused into a sheath surrounding the: stem. And is typically found in the——Polygonaceae.
In palms it denotes an extension of the leaf sheath beyond the petiole insertion.
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