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cataphyll

The English word “cataphyll” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

From cata- + -phyll; intended as translation of German Niederblatt, literally, “lower leaf”.

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