scale leaf
noun
a scalelike leaf, as a bud scale or certain bracts.
Origin of scale leaf
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby scale leaf
scale,
scale 3,
scale back,
scale down,
scale insect,
scale leaf,
scale moss,
scaleboard,
scaled,
scaledown,
scalene
British Dictionary definitions for scale leaf
scale leaf
noun botany
a modified leaf, often small and membranous, protecting buds, etc
any of the leaves of some conifers, such as cypresses, that are small and tightly pressed to the stem