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SCALE LEAF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scale leaf mean?
• SCALE LEAF (noun)
The noun SCALE LEAF has 1 sense:
1. a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Familiarity information: SCALE LEAF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
scale; scale leaf
Hypernyms ("scale leaf" is a kind of...):
foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale leaf"):
squamule (a minute scale)
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