leaf |
compital |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and compital
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
compital is (botany) of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.
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 compital is
(botany) of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.
leaf |
gateleg |
As nouns the difference between leaf and gateleg
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
gateleg is used attributively to describe a table having a leg, set into a frame in the form of a gate, that may be swung back to allow a leaf to hang down.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
extrafloral |
In botany terms the difference between leaf and extrafloral
is that
leaf is a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
extrafloral is describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower.
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 extrafloral is
describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower.
leaf |
crenature |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and crenature
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
crenature is (botany) a rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle.
As nouns the difference between leaf and crenature
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
crenature is (botany) a rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leaf |
foliaceous |
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 foliaceous is
resembling a leaf or leaves, leaflike.
leaf |
tippy |
As nouns the difference between leaf and tippy
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
tippy is (obsolete|colloquial|or|slang) a dandy.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
As an adjective tippy is
(obsolete|colloquial|or|slang) fashionable, tip-top or
tippy can be (canada|us) tending to tip or tilt over; unstable.
leaf |
cataphyll |
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between leaf and cataphyll
is that
leaf is (botany) a foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into while
cataphyll is (botany) a leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
As nouns the difference between leaf and cataphyll
is that
leaf is the usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants while
cataphyll is (botany) a leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
As a verb leaf
is to produce leaves; put forth foliage.
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.
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