Cataphyll
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A reduced, often papery leaf that lacks a normal blade and serves to protect a bud, new leaf or shoot; in aroids a cataphyll sheathes each emerging leaf and may persist as a dry fibre or fall away cleanly.
A reduced, often papery leaf that lacks a normal blade and serves to protect a bud, new leaf or shoot; in aroids a cataphyll sheathes each emerging leaf and may persist as a dry fibre or fall away cleanly.