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Meaning of scale leaf | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A small flat leaf resembling a scale, such as on many conifers.
  2. A small modified leaf, especially a colorless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.

Equivalents

עברית גלד

Examples

“An individual flower that is subtended by a scale leaf at its junction with the stem of a plant; a rudimentary leaf.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

scale mail scale model scale modeler scale pan scale ruler scale tree

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