Leaf-stalk
31Stem leaf — Stem Stem (st[e^]m), n. [AS. stemn, stefn, st[ae]fn; akin to OS. stamn the stem of a ship, D. stam stem, steven stem of a ship, G. stamm stem, steven stem of a ship, Icel. stafn, stamn, stem of a ship, stofn, stomn, stem, Sw. stam a tree trunk,… …
32sand leaf — noun : a small leaf near the base of the tobacco stalk often bearing grains of sand * * * sand leaf, one of the lowest, poor leaves on a tobacco plant, small and often sandy …
33foot|stalk — «FUT STK», noun. 1. Botany. the stem of a leaf, flower, or flower cluster. 2. Zoology. a stem like supporting or attaching part of an animal; peduncle …
34compound leaf — a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately, as the fingers of a hand, or pinnately, as the leaflets of a fern; the leaflets themselves may be compound. [1875 80] * * * …
35compound leaf — /kɒmpaʊnd ˈlif/ (say kompownd leef) noun a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk. It may be either digitately or pinnately compound, and the leaflets may be themselves compound …
36red leaf — noun 1. : a smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper) 2. : any of several plant diseases characterized by reddening of the foliage: as a. : a nonparasitic disease of oats of uncertain cause b. : a disease of the pear and grape caused by nutritional… …
37Phylliidae — Leaf insects Temporal range: Eocene Recent Phyllium from the Western Ghats Scientific classification Kingdom …
38leafstalk — leaf•stalk [[t]ˈlifˌstɔk[/t]] n. bot petiole 1) • Etymology: 1770–80 …
39angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
40Glossary of plant morphology terms — Biologists that study plant morphology use a number of different terms to describe plant organs and parts that can be observed with the human eye using no more than a hand held magnifying lens. These terms are used to identify and classify plants …
