( n. )
A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation.
( n. )
A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012