"leaf sheath" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf sheaths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf sheath (plural leaf sheaths)
  1. (botany) A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (Translations): bladschede [feminine] (Dutch), Blattscheide [feminine] (German), 葉鞘 (yōshō) (alt: ようしょう) (Japanese)

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