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 (ようしょう, yōshō)