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scale leaf
noun
- a scalelike leaf, as a bud scale or certain bracts.
scale leaf
noun
- a modified leaf, often small and membranous, protecting buds, etc
- any of the leaves of some conifers, such as cypresses, that are small and tightly pressed to the stem
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scale leaf1
First recorded in 1880–85
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