cataphyll

English

Noun

cataphyll (plural cataphylls)

(botany) 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.

Translations

a leaf that fulfils protective or storage functions

Galician: catáfilo (gl) m

Portuguese: catáfilo m

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