SPATHE, noun [Latin spatha.] In botany, the calyx of a spadix opening or bursting longitudinally, in form of a sheath. It is also applied to the calyx of some flowers which have no spadix, as of narcissus, crocus, iris, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.