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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

scale leaf en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A small flat leaf resembling a scale, such as on many conifers.
    • An individual flower that is subtended by a scale leaf at its junction with the stem of a plant; a rudimentary leaf.
  2. A small modified leaf, especially a colorless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.

Forms

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Relateds

frond · foliage · needle

Translations (3)

hu allevél (modified leaf, forming part of a bulb) · ca fulla carnosa (modified leaf, forming part of a bulb) · hu allevelek (modified leaf, forming part of a bulb)