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scale leaf

noun

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


scale leaf

noun

  1. a modified leaf, often small and membranous, protecting buds, etc
  2. any of the leaves of some conifers, such as cypresses, that are small and tightly pressed to the stem
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of scale leaf1

First recorded in 1880–85

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