Usually means: Leaf-like structure, usually temporary.
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▸ adjective:  (botany) describes brownish scales on the surfaces of some plants, probably derived from foliage-leaves

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cataphyll, scale leaf, leaf-scale, phyllomorph, calycophyll, megaphyll, acrophyll, microphyll, phyllid, phyllon, more...

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cataphyll, scale leaf, leaf-scale, phyllomorph, calycophyll, megaphyll, acrophyll, microphyll, phyllid, phyllon, more...



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