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oc•re•a
Pronunciation: (ok'rē-u, ō'krē-u), [key]—
n.,
—pl. oc•re•aePronunciation: (ok'rē-ē", ō'krē-ē"). [key]
Bot., Zool.
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Also,ochrea.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.