# squama

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.
2. The bract of a deciduous spike.
3. Any scaly bracted leaf.
4. A calypter.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin squāma (“scale”). Doublet of squame.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/squama