"leaf gap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf gaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf gap (plural leaf gaps)
  1. (botany) A gap or break in the central cylinder of vascular tissue within a plant's stem, caused by the extension of the tissue as a leaf trace. Related terms: leaf trace

Inflected forms

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