Usually means: Enclosing structure around plant stem.
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  1. leaf sheath: Merriam-Webster
  2. leaf sheath: Collins English Dictionary
  3. leaf-sheath: Wordnik
  4. leaf sheath: Wiktionary
  5. Leaf sheath: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. leaf sheath: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Leaf sheath: Legal dictionary

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  1. Leaf sheath: Encyclopedia

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  1. Leaf sheath: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (leaf sheath)

noun:  (botany) A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.

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