Definitions
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- noun botany A
leaf having a singleunbranched vein , or a structure that isderived from such a leaf. - noun botany A very small leaf
Etymologies
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Examples
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Simple microphyll vine-fern thickets dominate the summits and upper slopes of the higher peaks, which are frequently covered by clouds and often exposed to strong winds.
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Regional endemism is high and localized with, for example, floristic differences between the simple microphyll vine fern forests of the Bellenden Ker Range and those of the Mt. Lewis/Mt Spurgeon area.
Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site, Australia 2008
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Montane forests are dominated by slender trees, small leaves (microphyll), and a flattish crown surface.
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Basin microphyll desert type,11 characterized especially by sagebrush
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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