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cataphyll

[ kat-uh-fil ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. a simplified leaf form, as a bud scale or a scale on a cotyledon or rhizome.


cataphyll

/ ˈkætəˌfɪl /

noun

  1. a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • cata·phylla·ry adjective
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