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leaf sheath

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leaf sheath
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem


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For forage samples harvested in 2000 and 2001, leaf and stem tissues were hand-separated individually and the leaf was clipped at the collar to remove the leaf sheath and to obtain samples of each tissue type that were used for subsequent nutritive evaluation.
The women also grate the corm itself and mix this with the leaf sheath pulp.
 
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