The Collaborative International Dictionary
Squamulae
Squamula \Squam"u*la\ (skw[a^]m"[-u]*l[.a] or skw[=a]"m[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. Squamul[ae] (-l[=e]). [L., dim. of squama a scale.] (Bot.) One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of grasses; a lodicule.
Wiktionary
squamulae
n. (plural of squamula English)