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leaf sheath
noun
- botany the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
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The leaf-sheath embracing the peduncle is longer than the lower sheaths.
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The leaf-sheath is glabrous, finely striate, shorter than the internode.
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The leaf-sheath is thin, herbaceous, rather loose, keeled and glabrous.
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The leaf-sheath is smooth, inflated, compressed, with ciliate margins.
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The leaf-sheath is broad, flat, much compressed, glabrous and keeled.
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