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- verb Alternative spelling of
ensheathe .
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Examples
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They have cylindrical, usually hollow stems; alternate, generally compound leaves the basis of whose stalks ensheath the branches or stems; and small flowers almost always arranged in compound terminal umbels.
Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses M. G. Kains
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After the ascorbate treatment, the Schwann cells begin to elongate and to ensheath the neighboring axon.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Daniel Larocque et al. 2009
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