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scale leaves

scale leaves is the plural of scale leaf.

Meaning of scale leaf

Noun

scale leaf (plural scale leaves)

  1. A small flat leaf resembling a scale, such as on many conifers.
    • An individual flower that is subtended by a scale leaf at its junction with the stem of a plant; a rudimentary leaf.
  2. A small modified leaf, especially a colorless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.

Questions about scale leaves

What is scale leaves the plural of?
Scale leaves is the plural of scale leaf.

Words near scale leaves in the dictionary

  1. scale in
  2. scale insect
  3. scale insects
  4. scale invariance
  5. scale leaf
  6. scale leaves
  7. scale mail
  8. scale mails
  9. scale model
  10. scale modeler
  11. scale modelers

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