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pericladium

pericladium noun: the sheathing base of a leaf when it surrounds the supporting branch.

Noun

pericladium (plural pericladia)

  1. The sheathing base of a leaf when it surrounds the supporting branch.

Forms of pericladium

pluralpericladia

Questions about pericladium

What does pericladium mean?
Pericladium means the sheathing base of a leaf when it surrounds the supporting branch.
What part of speech is pericladium?
Pericladium is a noun.
What is the plural of pericladium?
The plural of pericladium is pericladia.

Words near pericladium in the dictionary

  1. periciliary
  2. pericine
  3. pericis
  4. pericladia
  5. pericladial
  6. pericladium
  7. periclase
  8. periclases
  9. periclasite
  10. periclasites
  11. periclaustral

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