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floral leaf
noun
, Botany.
- one of the modified leaves forming the perianth of a flower, as a sepal or petal.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of floral leaf1
First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences
It belongs to the section whose flowers appear before the root leaves, having branched flower stalks and the cut floral leaf.
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