Bot. [ad. L. lōdīcul-a, dim. of lōdix coverlet.] The hypogynous scale of a grass (Treas. Bot., 1866).
1864. Oliver, Elem. Bot., I. v. 53. Note also [in Wheat] 2 very minute scales, called lodicules, representing a perianth, inserted under the ovary.
1900. L. H. Bailey, Bot., 146.
