leaf sheath

The lower part of a leaf that wraps partly or completely around a stem, especially in grasses.

General grass leaf morphology (Poaceae)

All languages

English

leaf sheath

Norwegian

bladslire

Japanese

葉鞘 — ようしょう — yōshō

Korean

잎집 — ipjip

Spanish

vaina foliar

French

gaine foliaire

German

Blattscheide

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