SCALE LEAF

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

Synonyms:

scale; scale leaf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("scale leaf" is a kind of...):

foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale leaf"):

squamule (a minute scale)

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