leaf |
bracteole |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and bracteole
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
bracteole is (botany) a bract subtending an individual flower rather than an inflorescence.
As nouns the difference between leaf and bracteole
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
bracteole is (botany) a small leaf of leaf-like structure directly subtending a flower or inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
pseudostipule |
As nouns the difference between leaf and pseudostipule
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
pseudostipule is (botany|usually|in the plural) an often modified basal pair of leaflets of a compound leaf appearing very close to the stem.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
stipel |
In botany terms the difference between leaf and stipel
is that
leaf is a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
stipel is a stipule associated with a leaflet or pinna rather than a complete leaf.
As nouns the difference between leaf and stipel
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
stipel is a stipule associated with a leaflet or pinna rather than a complete leaf.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
pulvinoid |
In botany terms the difference between leaf and pulvinoid
is that
leaf is a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
pulvinoid is an area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part,most often a leaf or leaflet.
As nouns the difference between leaf and pulvinoid
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
pulvinoid is an area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part,most often a leaf or leaflet.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
heterophylly |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and heterophylly
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
heterophylly is (botany) significant variation in leaf shape on a same plant.
As nouns the difference between leaf and heterophylly
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
heterophylly is (botany) marked changes in leaf morphology induced by environmental conditions; the ability to display such changes.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
pinnation |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and pinnation
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
pinnation is (botany) the organisation of a pinnate leaf.
As nouns the difference between leaf and pinnation
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
pinnation is (botany) the organisation of a pinnate leaf.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
pointlet |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and pointlet
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
pointlet is (botany) an extension of the rachis past the last leaf pair in a paripinnate leaf that usually represent an aborted leaf.
As nouns the difference between leaf and pointlet
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
pointlet is (botany) an extension of the rachis past the last leaf pair in a paripinnate leaf that usually represent an aborted leaf.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
prophyll |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and prophyll
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
prophyll is (botany) the frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.
As nouns the difference between leaf and prophyll
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
prophyll is (botany) the frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
sexfoil |
As nouns the difference between leaf and sexfoil
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
sexfoil is (heraldiccharge) a stylized flower or leaf with six lobes.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
cinquefoil |
As nouns the difference between leaf and cinquefoil
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
cinquefoil is potentilla (
flower).
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
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