cataphyll (English, noun)
expansion: cataphyll (plural cataphylls)
Senses:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: cataphylls
tags: plural