leaf sheath

noun

botany the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem

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Words nearby leaf sheath

leaf roll, leaf roller, leaf rust, leaf scald, leaf scar, leaf sheath, leaf sight, leaf spot, leaf spring, leafstalk, leaf through

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The leaf-sheath is glabrous, slightly compressed, distinctly keeled, as broad or slightly broader than the blade at the mouth.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The leaf-sheath embracing the peduncle is longer than the lower sheaths.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
From each joint grows a leaf-sheath which is wrapped round the stem for a little distance above the joint.
Wildflowers of the Farm|Arthur Owens Cooke
The leaf consists of the two parts, the leaf-sheath and the leaf-blade.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

The leaf-sheath is glabrous and smooth, ribbed, the lower short and the upper very long.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

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