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A leaf (pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis...

pitcher plants, the pitchers are borne at the end of tendrils that extend from the midrib of an otherwise unexceptional leaf. Old World pitcher plants are...

a bay leaf imparts to a dish has not been universally agreed upon, but many agree it is a subtle addition. Bay leaves come from various plants and are...

greens, or simply greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Leaf vegetables eaten raw in a salad...

terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided)...

division (Canada Bread Company), Maple Leaf today now only produces and sells fresh and packaged meats, as well as plant-based protein products via its acquisition...

A leaf spot is a limited, discoloured, diseased area of a leaf that is caused by fungal, bacterial or viral plant diseases, or by injuries from nematodes...

and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology...

Monstera deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant or split-leaf philodendron is a species of flowering plant native to tropical forests of southern Mexico, south...

seeds. There is a variegated form. The common names of the plant include baby sun rose, heart-leaf, red aptenia or aptenia in English, as well as rooi brakvygie...

by the leaf and other parts of the plant. When auxin coming from the leaf is produced at a rate consistent with that from the body of the plant, the cells...

pitcher plants, and bladderworts (Utricularia spp.) can be seen as exemplars of key traits genetically associated with carnivory: trap leaf development...

leaf or simply chryothemis) is a tender tropical perennial plant that belongs to the family Gesneriaceae. It can be used as a shade area house plant or...

A leaf miner is any one of numerous species of insects in which the larval stage lives in, and eats, the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining...

koenigii (curry leaf tree)". CABI. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019. "How to Peel Skin Of Curry Leaf Seeds to Grow Plants". Curry Leaf Plants. 27 February...

as well as unique preparations of the tobacco leaf involving particular methods of processing the plant. (e.g. cavendish tobacco.) Dokha is tobacco originally...

Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon) 'leaf' and τάξις (táxis) 'arrangement') or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of leaves on a plant stem. Phyllotactic spirals form...

commonly cited as an example of rapid plant movement. Like a number of other plant species, it undergoes changes in leaf orientation termed "sleep" or nyctinastic...

frequency of development of four-leaf clovers in cloverplants. A plant hormone called auxin, which plays an important role in plant development, has also been...

well as the modern uses of the leaf and its extracts in household products such as teas and toothpaste. The coca plant was also the inspiration for Bolivia's...