📚 noun • entry_id 53184
cataphyll
Meanings (ES + gloss)
catáfila • catáfilo
A leaf, sometimes abortive, sometimes persistent, that does not develop into a photosynthetic structure, but instead fulfills protective or storage functions. Examples include cotyledons, bud-scales, glochids, rhizome-scales, and bulb-scales.
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