leaf sheath

See also: leafsheath

English

Noun

leaf sheath (plural leaf sheaths)

1. (botany) A structure at the base of a leaf's petiole that partly surrounds or protect the stem or another organ that it subtends.

Translations

Translations

Chinese: Mandarin: (please verify) 葉鞘 / 叶鞘 (zh) (yèqiào) Dutch: bladschede f German: Blattscheide (de) f Japanese: 葉鞘 (ja) (ようしょう, yōshō)