leaf sheath
noun
botany the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
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The leaf consists of the two parts, the leaf-sheath and the leaf-blade.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The leaf-sheath is smooth, imbricating, 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches long.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The leaf-sheath is glabrous or nearly so, with hairs at the mouth.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The leaf-sheath is smooth, loose, the lower often broad and open.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The leaf-sheath is loose, glabrous, striate, margins not ciliate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian GrassesRai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar