Leaf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and thin. There is continued debate about whether the flatness o...
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In botany, leaf shape is characterised with the following terms (botanical Latin terms in brackets): ... Compound: The combination of one leaflet arrangement within an arrangement at a larger level; e.g.:"bipinnate, twice-pinnate: the leaflets are themselves pinnately-compound"
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External leaf characteristics (such as shape, margin, hairs, etc.) are important for identifying plant species, and botanists have developed a rich terminology for describing leaf characteristics. These structures are a part of what makes leaves determinant;
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Pinnate leaf - Topic:Gardening - Online Encyclopedia ... Bifid refers to an unsplit pinnate leaf. Many palms have this characteristic. The leaves still have the general shape of a pinnate (feather) leaf, but the leaflets are fused, or bifid, giving the leaf a unique, almost 'tuna-tail' appearance.
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In botany, the following terms are used to describe the shape of plant leaf:* Acicular : Slender and pointed, needle-like* Acuminate : Tapering to a long point... , in which the parts or structures radiate out from a common point. ... plants with pinnate leaf structure...
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Compound: The combination of one leaflet arrangement within an arrangement at a larger level; e.g.:"bipinnate, twice-pinnate: the leaflets are themselves pinnately-compound" ... Topics Leaf shape Topic Home...
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[Home | Indexes | Scientific names] ... ; Back to Descriptor State Index Cirsium acaule Scop.; Cirsium eriophorum (L.)Scop.; Cirsium vulgare (Savi)Ten.; Poterium sanguisorba L.; ... Aweb for Alice overview...
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Leaf shape variations ... Return to directory...
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adj. of a leaf shape; having doubly pinnate leaflets (as ferns) ... adj. of a leaf shape; pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex ... adj. of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point...
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