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A reduced or rudimentary leaf, for example surrounding a dormant bud, a thin flap of tissue, for example on the ventral surface of a liverwort thallus and at the base of a stamen in members of the family Simaroubaceae.

(09 Oct 1997)


Terms mentioned in text: rudimentary, leaf, dormant, bud, thin, flap, tissue, ventral, surface, liverwort, thallus, base, stamen, members, family
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