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Leaf vs Compital - What's the difference?

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 vs Gateleg - What's the difference?

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 vs Extrafloral - What's the difference?

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 vs Crenature - What's the difference?

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 vs Foliaceous - What's the difference?

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 vs Tippy - What's the difference?

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 vs Cataphyll - What's the difference?

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 vs Bracteole - What's the difference?

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 vs Pseudostipule - What's the difference?

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 vs Stipel - What's the difference?

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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