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leaf insertions

leaf insertions is the plural of leaf insertion.

Meaning of leaf insertion

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

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What is leaf insertions the plural of?
Leaf insertions is the plural of leaf insertion.

Words near leaf insertions in the dictionary

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

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