prophyll

A noun referring to a plant structure that resembles a leaf, typically a small, scale-like leaf or bract.

• 🇨🇳指植物学中位于叶或芽基部的一种小型的、常呈鳞片状的叶状结构，通常为苞片或先出叶。

1. A plant structure resembling a leaf C2 formal

   A small, often scale-like leaf or bract that is the first leaf to develop on a plant shoot, typically found at the base of a branch or flower cluster.

   • The prophyll at the base of the stem protects the developing bud.
   • Botanists identified the prophyll as a key feature for classifying this species.
   • The prophyll's shape and size can vary significantly between plant families.

   🇨🇳前叶

   同义词: bractcataphyll