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Phyllo- :: Phyllo- () A combining form from Gr. / a leaf; as, phyllopod, phyllotaxy..

Node :: Node (n.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted..

Reclinate :: Reclinate (a.) Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base..

Trichome :: Trichome (n.) A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes..

Petiolated :: Petiolated (a.) Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera..

Lady''s Thumb :: Lady's thumb () An annual weed (Polygonum Persicaria), having a lanceolate leaf with a dark spot in the middle..

Leafstalk :: Leafstalk (n.) The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.

Decimosexto :: Decimosexto (a.) Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form, book, leaf, size..

Hexaphyllous :: Hexaphyllous (a.) Having six leaves or leaflets.

Trefoil :: Trefoil (n.) A charge representing the clover leaf.

Petiole :: Petiole (n.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf..

Vernation :: Vernation (n.) The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation..

Sericeous :: Sericeous (a.) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf..

Trifoliolate :: Trifoliolate (a.) Having three leaflets.

Carpophyll :: Carpophyll (n.) A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. [See Illust. of Gymnospermous..

Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.

Frondent :: Frondent (a.) Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree..

Warty :: Warty (a.) Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf..

Lion''s Leaf :: Lion's leaf () A South European plant of the genus Leontice (L. leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap..

Foliaceous :: Foliaceous (a.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a foliaceous coral..

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