scale leaf
English
![](../I/m/Atlantic_White_Cypress_Chatsworth_NJ_3.jpg)
The individual leaves on Chamaecyparis plants resemble green scales.
![](../I/m/Persoonia_terminalis_ssp_recurva%2C_Australian_National_Botanic_Garden%2C_Canberra%2C_ACT%2C_23-12-14_(16731755955).jpg)
A scale leaf on Persoonia terminalis subspecies recurva
![](../I/m/Persoonia_terminalis_ssp_terminalis%2C_Australian_National_Botanic_Garden%2C_Canberra%2C_ACT%2C_04-02-12_(6805661222).jpg)
scale leaves (plural form) on Persoonia terminalis ssp. recurva
Noun
scale leaf (plural scale leaves)
- (botany) 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.
- (botany) A small modified leaf, especially a colorless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.
See also
Anagrams
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.