The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lodicule \Lod"i*cule\, n. [L. lodicula. dim, of lodix, lodicis,
   a coverlet: cf. F. lodicule.] (Bot.)
   One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are
   next to the stamens in grasses.
   [1913 Webster]