Phrase guide

flag leaf

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: agricultural; cereals; agricultural; cereals

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lippulehti — last leaf to emerge in a cereal
  • Tamil: கண்ணாடியிலை (kaṇṇāṭiyilai) — last leaf to emerge in a cereal