Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
prophyllum .
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- noun botany The frequently
specialised orreduced leaf produced at the firstnode of a newshoot .
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- noun a plant structure resembling a leaf
Etymologies
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Originally coined by French botanists, from Ancient Greek πρό (pro) and φύλλον (fýllon).
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Examples
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The third kind of leaf is a modified structure called the = prophyll = or
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses K. Rangachari
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The portion of the prophyll between the keels is concave due to the pressure of the main stem, while the sides beyond the keels bend forward clasping the stem.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses K. Rangachari
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