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单词 scale leaf
释义

scale leaf


noun

a scalelike leaf, as a bud scale or certain bracts.

Origin of scale leaf

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby scale leaf

scale back, scaleboard, scaled, scaledown, scale insect, scale leaf, scale moss, scalene, scalenectomy, scalene muscle, scalenohedron
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British Dictionary definitions for scale leaf

scale leaf

noun botany

a modified leaf, often small and membranous, protecting buds, etc
any of the leaves of some conifers, such as cypresses, that are small and tightly pressed to the stem
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