Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, the withered leaves which remain persistent on the stems of some plants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Bot.) Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.
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- noun botany
persistent portions of acalyx orcorolla - noun botany
leaves which do notdisarticulate from thestem , and hence remain for a long time
Etymologies
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Latin, clothes, from induere to put on. See indue.
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