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leaf sheath

leaf sheath noun: a structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.

Noun

leaf sheath (plural leaf sheaths)

  1. A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.

leaf sheath meaning in Tamil

leaf sheath in Tamil

இலை காம்புஉறை, இலையுறை

Forms of leaf sheath

pluralleaf sheaths

Questions about leaf sheath

What does leaf sheath mean?
Leaf sheath means a structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.
What is leaf sheath in Tamil?
Leaf sheath in Tamil is இலை காம்புஉறை, இலையுறை. See Leaf sheath meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is leaf sheath?
Leaf sheath is a noun.
What is the plural of leaf sheath?
The plural of leaf sheath is leaf sheaths.

Words near leaf sheath in the dictionary

  1. leaf scar
  2. leaf scars
  3. leaf scorch
  4. leaf sewer
  5. leaf sewers
  6. leaf sheath
  7. leaf sheaths
  8. leaf sheep
  9. leaf shutter
  10. leaf sight
  11. leaf sights

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Adapted from Wiktionary: leaf sheath (page history and authors); leaf sheath (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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