Imbricated Leaves Small 226×320 Medium 451×640 Large 722×1024 Download Tiff Original 1692×2400 | (509.6 KB) Description "Imbricate.--When leaves are laid one over another, like tiles on a roof, they are said to be imbricated." -Newman, 1850 Keywords imbricate leaves, imbricated leaves, leaf shapes, leaf types, overlapping leaves Galleries Leaf Shapes Source: John B. Newman Illustrated Botany (New York, NY: Fowler & Wells, Publishers, )