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mantle leaf

mantle leaf noun: the prostrate, half-enveloping barren frond, as in Platycerium alcicorne, as distinct from the fertile frond.

Noun

mantle leaf (plural mantle leaves)

  1. The prostrate, half-enveloping barren frond, as in Platycerium alcicorne, as distinct from the fertile frond.

Forms of mantle leaf

pluralmantle leaves

Questions about mantle leaf

What does mantle leaf mean?
Mantle leaf means the prostrate, half-enveloping barren frond, as in Platycerium alcicorne, as distinct from the fertile frond.
What part of speech is mantle leaf?
Mantle leaf is a noun.
What is the plural of mantle leaf?
The plural of mantle leaf is mantle leaves.

Words near mantle leaf in the dictionary

  1. mantit
  2. mantits
  3. Mantjiltjara
  4. mantle
  5. mantle field
  6. mantle leaf
  7. mantle piece
  8. mantle pieces
  9. mantle plume
  10. mantle plumes
  11. mantle-piece

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