- An
ochrea (Latin
ocrea,
greave or
protective legging), also
spelled ocrea, is a
plant structure formed of sti****s
fused into a
sheath surrounding the...
-
Ocrea was
Roman senator of the
first century. He was
suffect consul in
either the
years 77 or 78.
Ocrea is
primarily known from inscriptions.
Ocrea was...
-
Orderic Vitalis wrote that his
father had
derisively called him brevis-
ocrea ("short boot"). Robert's
reign is
noted for the
discord with his brothers...
- are 7 to 15 cm (3 to 6 in) in
length with long
petioles and a
membranous ocrea formed of fused,
sheathing sti****s. The
upper leaves are sessile, (growing...
- Persicaria,
jumpseed has
alternate leaves, with fine-hairy sti****r
sheaths (
ocrea) with bristle-fringed
edges which often turn brownish. Flowers,
widely spaced...
- helmet.
Ocrea: Shin guard/protector made of bronze, iron or
other metals. Fasciae:
Thick soft
padding on legs
which are used to wear
ocreas in order...
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armour (ocreae) on both shins. This
armour would be
larger than the
single ocrea worn on the
right shin by a
scutarius who
carried a
larger shield. Scutarii...
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bindweeds in the
genus Convolvulus there are many
notable differences; it has
ocrea (sti****-sheath at nodes),
which Convolvulus does not; and
Convolvulus has...
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comes from. Due to
having a
large shield,
scutarii would wear shin
armour (
ocrea) on
their shield leg. This
piece of
armour would be
smaller than the two...
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stems are
covered by a
sheath formed by two
fused sti****s
known as an
ocrea, a thin, paper-like
membrane – a
characteristic of the
family Polygonaceae...
