squamule

English edit

Etymology edit

See squamo- and -ule.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈskweɪmjuːl/

Noun edit

squamule (plural squamules)

(botany, mycology) A small scale.
The cap of the mushroom has squamules.

French edit

Noun edit

squamule f (plural squamules)

squamule

Further reading edit

“squamule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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