Leaf

• Title

  Leaf

• Definition

  A green, expanded stucture usually consisiting of a petiole and a blade but sometimes without a petiole in which photosynthesis takes place. When a petiole is absent the leaf is called sessile.

• Related Terms

  Petiole

  Blade

  Sessile

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