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leaf-scale

leaf-scale noun: a scale on the stem of a plant that turns into a leaf.

Noun

leaf-scale (plural leaf-scales)

  1. A scale on the stem of a plant that turns into a leaf.

Forms of leaf-scale

pluralleaf-scales

Words formed from leaf-scale

  • leafscale gulper shark

Questions about leaf-scale

What does leaf-scale mean?
Leaf-scale means a scale on the stem of a plant that turns into a leaf.
What part of speech is leaf-scale?
Leaf-scale is a noun.
What is the plural of leaf-scale?
The plural of leaf-scale is leaf-scales.

Words near leaf-scale in the dictionary

  1. leaf-peepers
  2. leaf-raking
  3. leaf-roller
  4. leaf-rollers
  5. leaf-rolling
  6. leaf-scale
  7. leaf-scales
  8. leaf-shaped
  9. leaf-silver
  10. leaf-spot
  11. leaf-spring

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