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leaf insertion

leaf insertion noun: in liverworts, the angle and orientation of the plane of the leaves with respect to the axis of the stem.

Noun

leaf insertion (plural leaf insertions)

  1. In liverworts, the angle and orientation of the plane of the leaves with respect to the axis of the stem.
    • The Chilean Amphijubula Schust. (Schuster, 1970a) which has the facies of a small Frullania and agrees with Frullania in leaf insertion and branching, has a nontiered seta with 16 epidermal cell rows surrounding 4 inner rows.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6

Forms of leaf insertion

pluralleaf insertions

Questions about leaf insertion

What does leaf insertion mean?
Leaf insertion means in liverworts, the angle and orientation of the plane of the leaves with respect to the axis of the stem.
What part of speech is leaf insertion?
Leaf insertion is a noun.
What is the plural of leaf insertion?
The plural of leaf insertion is leaf insertions.

Words near leaf insertion in the dictionary

  1. leaf green
  2. leaf hopper
  3. leaf hoppers
  4. leaf insect
  5. leaf insects
  6. leaf insertion
  7. leaf insertions
  8. leaf lard
  9. leaf lice
  10. leaf litter
  11. leaf louse

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