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cataphyll
a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
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floral leaf
a modified leaf that is part of a flower
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dandelion green
the foliage of the dandelion plant
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pitcher
(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
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sporophyl, sporophyll
leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia
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blade, leaf blade
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
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amplexicaul leaf
a leaf with its base clasping the stem
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greenery, verdure
green foliage
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leaflet
part of a compound leaf
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frond
compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
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pad
the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
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scale, scale leaf
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
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fig leaf
a leaf from a fig tree
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simple leaf
a leaf that is not divided into parts
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compound leaf
a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
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entire leaf
a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations
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crenate leaf
a leaf having a scalloped margin
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serrate leaf
a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
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dentate leaf
a leaf having a toothed margin
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emarginate leaf
a leaf having a notch at the apex
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erose leaf
a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed
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runcinate leaf
a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf
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lobed leaf
a leaf having deeply indented margins
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parallel-veined leaf
a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem
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parted leaf
a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
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prickly-edged leaf
a leaf having prickly margins
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rosette
a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
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cotyledon, seed leaf
embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
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megasporophyll
in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia
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microsporophyll
in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia
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flower petal, petal
part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
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sepal
one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower
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pinna, pinnule
division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
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lily pad
floating leaves of a water lily
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squamule
a minute scale
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trifoliolate leaf
having three leaflets
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quinquefoliate leaf
a compound leaf having five leaflets
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palmate leaf
a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point
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pinnate leaf
a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis
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decompound leaf
a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound
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acerate leaf, needle
the leaf of a conifer
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acuminate leaf
a leaf narrowing to a slender point
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cordate leaf
a heart-shaped leaf
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cuneate leaf
a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base
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deltoid leaf
a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta
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elliptic leaf
a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse
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ensiform leaf
a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris
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hastate leaf
a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base
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lanceolate leaf
a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end
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elongate leaf, linear leaf
a long slender leaf
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lyrate leaf
a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre
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obtuse leaf
a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip
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oblanceolate leaf
a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base
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oblong leaf
a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides
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obovate leaf
an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base
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ovate leaf
an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base
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orbiculate leaf
circular or nearly circular leaf
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pandurate leaf, panduriform leaf
a fiddle-shaped leaf
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peltate leaf
a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf
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perfoliate leaf
a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem
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reniform leaf
a simple kidney-shaped leaf
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sagittate-leaf, sagittiform leaf
a leaf shaped like an arrow head
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spatulate leaf
spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base
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denticulate leaf
a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate
