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scale leaf
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noun
a scalelike leaf, as a bud scale or certain bracts.
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Origin of scale leaf
First recorded in 1880â85
Words nearby scale leaf
scale back, scaleboard, scaled, scaledown, scale insect, scale leaf, scale moss, scalene, scalenectomy, scalene muscle, scalenohedron
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British Dictionary definitions for scale leaf
scale leaf
noun botany
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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