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cataphyll

/ˈkæt.ə.fɪl/

Traduction: Feuille réduite ou peu développée, telle qu'un cotylédon, qui apparaît au début de la vie d'une plante ou aux premiers stades du développement foliaire.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈkæt.ə.fɪl/

A reduced or underdeveloped leaf, such as a cotyledon, that appears at the beginning of a plant's life or during the early stages of leaf development.

  • 🇫🇷Feuille réduite ou peu développée, telle qu'un cotylédon, qui apparaît au début de la vie d'une plante ou aux premiers stades du développement foliaire.
  1. Reduced leaf structure C2 formal scientific

    A reduced or underdeveloped leaf that appears at the beginning of a plant's life, such as cotyledons, or during the early stages of leaf development.

    • The seedling's first leaves were actually cataphylls, not true leaves.
    • Botanists study cataphylls to understand early plant development.
    • Cataphylls often serve a protective function for the emerging shoot.

    🇫🇷Cataphylle

    Synonymes: prophyllscale

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