leaf sheath

noun

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

Nearby words

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Examples from the Web for leaf sheath

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