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Leaf Descriptions
A Description of Leaves
Question | Answer |
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Alternate Leaves | Petioles attached at different points |
Opposite Leaves | Petioles attached at the same point on opposite sides |
Simple Leaves | One single leaf attached to a petiole |
Compound Leaves | One petiole that has many small leaflets |
Lobes | A leaf that has a deeply wavy margin, the indentations are called sinuses |
Palmately Lobed | Lobes that are arranged as a hand (Palm) |
Pinnately Lobed | Lobes that are arranaged in a line |
Toothed | Not lobed, edge is not somooth |
Petiole | Twig part |