cataphyll
cataphyll (bud scale) A small, scale-like leaf, often containing resin, that covers a dormant bud on a deciduous plant. Cataphylls protect buds, especially from desiccation.
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scale insect , scale in·sect • n. a small insect (suborder Homoptera) with a protective shieldlike scale. It spends most of its life attached by its mouth to a sing… Scale , scale1 / skāl/ • n. 1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. 2. s… Scale (zoology) , scales The small bony or horny plates forming the body covering of fish and reptiles. The wings of some insects, notably the Lepidoptera (butterflies… Domin Scale , Domin scale A system devised by K. Domin for describing the cover of a species in a vegetation community. The scale ranges from simple presence throu… Placoid Scale , Skip to main content
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