单词 | leaf thorn |
释义 | > as lemmasleaf thorn leaf thorn n. Botany a thorn that is a modified leaf; cf. leaf spine n. ΚΠ 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. ii. 564 The power of Dicotyledons to develop from their foliage-leaves organs of the most diverse functions..is seen in a very striking manner in the common occurrence of leaf-tendrils and leaf-thorns [Ger. Blattdornen]. 1942 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 69 332 She also..[demonstrated] the power of root formation in modified leaves such as leaf-thorns. 2014 E. E. Farmer Leaf Def. iii. 62 Other parts of the plant surface near the leaf thorns were not used as controls in this study. < as lemmas |
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