cataphyll

[ kat-uh-fil ]
/ ˈkæt ə fɪl /

noun Botany.

a simplified leaf form, as a bud scale or a scale on a cotyledon or rhizome.

Origin of cataphyll

OTHER WORDS FROM cataphyll

cat·a·phyl·la·ry, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for cataphyll

cataphyll
/ (ˈkætəˌfɪl) /

noun

a simplified form of plant leaf, such as a scale leaf or cotyledon