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flag leaf

flag leaf noun: the last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.

Noun

flag leaf (plural flag leaves)

  1. (agricultural, cereals) The last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.

flag leaf meaning in Tamil

flag leaf in Tamil

last leaf to emerge in a cereal
கண்ணாடியிலை kaṇṇāṭiyilai

Forms of flag leaf

pluralflag leaves

Questions about flag leaf

What does flag leaf mean?
Flag leaf means the last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.
What is flag leaf in Tamil?
Flag leaf in Tamil is கண்ணாடியிலை (kaṇṇāṭiyilai). See Flag leaf meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is flag leaf?
Flag leaf is a noun.
What is the plural of flag leaf?
The plural of flag leaf is flag leaves.

Words near flag leaf in the dictionary

  1. flag days
  2. flag down
  3. flag football
  4. flag gun
  5. flag guns
  6. flag leaf
  7. flag leaves
  8. flag lieutenant
  9. flag lieutenants
  10. flag list
  11. flag lists

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