Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "spathe" wani babban tsari ne, sau da yawa mai ban sha'awa, bract ko leaf mai kama da ganya wanda ke kewaye da kare gungun furanni ko spadix, musamman a cikin tsire-tsire na dangin arum. Spathe sau da yawa yana da launin haske kuma yana taka rawa wajen jawo masu pollinators zuwa furanni.
