flag leaves

A form of flag leaf — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of flag leaf
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APA

flag leaves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20leaves

MLA

“flag leaves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20leaves. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flag leaves,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flag%20leaves.

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