Abruptly bent or turned downward, or bent backward. Related Images:
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Stoma
A minute opening bordered by guard cells in the epidermis of leaves and stems through which gasses pass. {They can be blocked by soap or chemical sprays.} Stomata allow the plant to breath. Related Images:
Pubescent
Leaf textures that are hairy. Related Images:
Obtuse
Blunt, rounded leaf tip. Related Images:
Petiole
The stalk that joins a leaf to a stem; leafstalk. Related Images:
Leaf scar
A visible, thickened crescent or line on a stem where a leaf was attached. Related Images:
Node
The area of the stem that bears a leaf or a branch. A joint where leaves, roots, branches, or stems arise. Related Images:
Obovate
Broader below rather than below the middle. The shape of an inverted egg. Related Images:
Axil
The upper angle formed by a leaf stalk (petiole) and the internodes above it on a stem. Related Images:
Axillary bud
A bud occurring in the axil of a leaf. Related Images: