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| Light absorption is facilitaed by increasing the surface area available |
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| Maximize CO2 Uptake and retention |
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| Stomata allow diffusion of atmospheric CO2 into plant tissues |
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| Stomata in epidermis regulate exposure of inner tissue to the environment |
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| Plants in nutrient poor soils have developed modified leaves to trap and digest insects |
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| Tiny plants or plantlets grow from the leaves of certian plants |
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| Leaves modified into spines or tendrils may function to anchor stems in climbing plants |
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| Facing away from the stem axis, such as the underside of a leaf |
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| Terminating in a point of less than 90 degrees |
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| Facing towards the stem axis, such as the upper side of a leaf |
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| Leaf arrangement with one leaf per node, alternating from one side of the stem to the other |
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| Flat expanded photosynthetic portion of a leaf (also known as lamina) |
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| Leaf divided into two or more distinct segments or leaflets |
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| Leaf margin characterized by rounded teeth or appearing scalloped |
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| Leaf margin characterized by rounded teeth at right angels to the line of the margin |
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| Leaf shape where the middle is wider than the base and apex. Oval in shape |
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| Leaf margin that is toothed, with the teeth at right angles to the line of the margin |
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| Situation where leaves with distinctive or different shapes occur on the same plant |
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| Lateral outgrowht at nodes of setm, usualy with a stalk and expanded flat part for photosynthesis |
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| Leaf margin characterized by two to many large, rounded or sharp projections |
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| The central and principal vein of a leaf, usually seen as a contiuation of the petiole |
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| Leaf shape where the edges are more or less parallel-sided |
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| Leaf shape where the apex of the blade is broader than the base |
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| Blunt. Terminated in an angle that is greater than 90 degrees |
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| Leaf arrangement where two leaves arise from the stem at opposite sides of the same node |
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| Leaf shape where the base of the balde is broader than the apex |
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| Arrangement of three or more major veins from or near the base of the blade |
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| Compound leaf with more than three leaflets extending out form a common point like the fingers on the palm of a hand |
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| Arrangement where major veins are more or less parallel to the midrib or leaf edge |
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| Leaf witht he petiole attached at the center rather than at the edge |
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| Stalk or a leaf (some leaves are sessile, arising directly form the stem without petioles) |
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| Arrangement of veins from either side of the midrib like the pinnae of a feather |
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| Compound leaf with more than three leaflets arranged in two rows from a central axis or rachis like the pinnae of a feather |
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| Palmate venation with 3 primary veins diverging from near the base |
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| Enlarged portion of the petiole base or aoex (or both), that functions in leaf movement |
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| An arrangement of veins forming a net-like pattern (also called netted venation) |
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| Arrangement where major veins project out from center like the spokes of a wheel |
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| Leaf margin that is saw-toothed with the teeth pointing forward towards the apex |
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| Leaf with a single blade, not divided into leaflets |
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| Typically leafy appendage occurring on the stem at the base of a petiole, often in pairs |
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| Compound leaf with three leaflets |
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| Compound leaf with one leaflet, usually with a joint between the blade and petiole |
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Leaf arrangement where three or more leaves arise fromt he same node circling the stem
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