prophyll

As nouns the difference between shoot and prophyll

is that shoot is the emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant while prophyll is (botany) the frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.

As a verb shoot

is to launch a projectile.

As an interjection shoot

is .

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.

As a verb reduced

is (reduce).

As an adjective reduced

is made smaller or less, resulting from reduction.

As a noun prophyll is

(botany) the frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.

As an adjective specialised

is standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling|lang=en|specialized.

As a verb specialised

is past tense of specialise.

As a noun prophyll is

the frequently specialised or reduced leaf produced at the first node of a new shoot.