Scaled Leaves

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A variety of leaves with scales: “a, the scale-like leaves of the stem of Lathraea squamaria (toothwort); b, the cone with the scales of Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean Cypress); c, the imbricate scale-like bract of the spike of Cyperus longus (common galingale).” -Whitney, 1911

Keywords

scales, stem, spike, cone, plants, Cupressus sempervirens, Mediterranean Cypress, scaled leaves, scale leaf, scale-like plant, Lathraea squamaria, toothwort, Cyperus longus, common galingale

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Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1911)

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