flag leaf

noun

The last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.

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Meanings

nounflag leaf (plural flag leaves)

plural flag leaves

  1. agricultural; cereals; agricultural; cerealsbiologyThe last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.

Translations

Finnish lippulehti
  • lippulehtilast leaf to emerge in a cereal
Tamil கண்ணாடியிலை
  • கண்ணாடியிலை (kaṇṇāṭiyilai)last leaf to emerge in a cereal
Cite this entry
APA

flag leaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20leaf

MLA

“flag leaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20leaf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flag leaf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20leaf.

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