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Gemma :: Gemma (n.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud..

Semiamplexicaul :: Semiamplexicaul (a.) Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a leaf..

Paripinnate :: Paripinnate (a.) Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having no odd leaflet at the end.

Quinque Foliolate :: Quinque foliolate (a.) Having five leaflets.

Reticular :: Reticular (a.) Having the form of a net, or of network; formed with interstices; retiform; as, reticular cartilage; a reticular leaf..

Matted :: Matted (a.) Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, matted gold leaf or gilding..

Blade :: Blade (n.) Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses..

Mesophyllum :: Mesophyllum (n.) The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces.

Ecostate :: Ecostate (a.) Having no ribs or nerves; -- said of a leaf.

Five-leaf :: Five-leaf (n.) Cinquefoil; five-finger.

Floral :: Floral (a.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters..

Cuneated :: Cuneated (a.) wedge-shaped, with the point at the base; as, a cuneate leaf..

Quadrifid :: Quadrifid (a.) Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf..

Lacinia :: Lacinia (n.) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf..

Epiphyllous :: Epiphyllous (a.) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf..

Plurifoliolate :: Plurifoliolate (a.) Having several or many leaflets.

Veinless :: Veinless (a.) Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf..

Decurrent :: Decurrent (a.) Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.

Pinnule :: Pinnule (n.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate..

Pedate :: Pedate (a.) Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf..

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