endophyllous

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective endophyllous is

(botany) wrapped in a leaf or sheath.

As a noun sheath

is a scabbard; a holster for a sword.

As a verb sheath

is to put an object (especially a weapon, in particular, a sword) into its sheath.

As an adjective endophyllous is

(botany) wrapped in a leaf or sheath.

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and endophyllous

is that leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while endophyllous is (botany) wrapped in a leaf or sheath.

As a noun leaf

is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

As a verb leaf

is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.

As an adjective endophyllous is

(botany) wrapped in a leaf or sheath.