Blade

• Title

  Blade

• Definition

  The expanded portion of a leaf or other structure such as a petal; when it is a leaf the stalkt is called the petiole and when it is a petal the narrowed part is the claw. Same as lamina.

• Related Terms

  Petiole

  Claw (clawed)

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