simple leaf
Americannoun
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simple leaves
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In a simple leaf, the blade is either completely undivided—as in the banana leaf—or it has lobes, but the separation does not reach the midrib, as in the maple leaf.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Some plants require that you cut them at their nodes, while others might require a simple leaf cutting or division of a pup from a larger plant.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
They evidently answer to the radiate-veined or palmately-veined simple leaf.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
The Lilac also shows a gradation from bud-scale to simple leaf.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
They must have originated from the ordinary simple leaf.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
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