Leaf-gap
noun, Botany.
1.
(in the stele of vascular plants) a break in the tissue of a stem around a leaf trace.
noun
1.
(botany) a region of parenchyma cells in the vascular tissue of flowering plants and some ferns, situated above a leaf trace
Read Also:
- Leafhopper
[leef-hop-er] /ˈlifˌhɒp ər/ noun 1. any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- Leaf-hopper
[leef-hop-er] /ˈlifˌhɒp ər/ noun 1. any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests. noun 1. any homopterous insect of the family Cicadellidae, including various pests of crops
- Leafing
[leef] /lif/ noun, plural leaves [leevz] /livz/ (Show IPA) 1. one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. 2. any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 3. a petal: a rose leaf. 4. leaves collectively; foliage. 5. Bibliography. a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated […]
- Leaf-insect
noun 1. any of several orthopterous insects of the family Phillidae, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having a body that resembles a leaf in color and form. noun 1. any of various mostly tropical Asian insects of the genus Phyllium and related genera, having a flattened leaflike body: order Phasmida See also stick […]
- Leaf-lard
noun 1. lard prepared from the leaf fat of the hog. noun 1. lard prepared from the leaf fat of a pig