upper leaf zone

noun

That part of a leaf and petiole that grows from an apical meristem.

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Meanings

nounupper leaf zone (plural upper leaf zones)

plural upper leaf zones

  1. biologyThat part of a leaf and petiole that grows from an apical meristem.
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