LEAF NODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leaf node mean? 

• LEAF NODE (noun)
  The noun LEAF NODE has 1 sense:

1. (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

  Familiarity information: LEAF NODE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEAF NODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

leaf node; node

Hypernyms ("leaf node" is a kind of...):

enation; plant process (a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Holonyms ("leaf node" is a part of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)