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noun
A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: leaf, leafage, foliage
Narrower terms: cotyledon, seed leaf
History
From cata- + -phyll; intended as translation of German Niederblatt, literally, “lower leaf”.
Across languages
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