English Dictionary

scale leaf

noun

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

The scale leaf is commonly found on conifer trees.

意味（1）

(botany) A small flat leaf resembling a scale, such as on many conifers.

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

意味（2）

(botany) A small modified leaf, especially a colorless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.