mantle leaf

noun

The prostrate, half-enveloping barren frond, as in Platycerium alcicorne, as distinct from the fertile frond.

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Meanings

nounmantle leaf (plural mantle leaves)

plural mantle leaves

  1. biologyThe prostrate, half-enveloping barren frond, as in Platycerium alcicorne, as distinct from the fertile frond.
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APA

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

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

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