"specific leaf area" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: specific leaf areas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} specific leaf area (plural specific leaf areas)
  1. (botany) a measure of leaf thickness, calculated by dividing the area of a portion of a leaf by the dry weight of that same portion of leaf. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-specific_leaf_area-en-noun-ksQFxXMg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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