leaf sheath

botany the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem

Words nearby leaf sheath

The leaf-sheath is glabrous, slightly compressed, distinctly keeled, as broad or slightly broader than the blade at the mouth.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The leaf-sheath embracing the peduncle is longer than the lower sheaths.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
From each joint grows a leaf-sheath which is wrapped round the stem for a little distance above the joint.

Wildflowers of the Farm |Arthur Owens Cooke
The leaf consists of the two parts, the leaf-sheath and the leaf-blade.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

The leaf-sheath is glabrous and smooth, ribbed, the lower short and the upper very long.

A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses |Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar