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In botany, a leaf is an above-groun plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat (laminar) and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues. Leaves are also the sites in most plants where transpiration and guttation take place. Leaves can store food and water, and are modified in some plants for other purposes. The comparable structures of ferns are correctly referred to as fronds. Furthermore, leaves are prominent in the human diet as leaf vegetables.

Trivia about leaf

  • If you're scared, you might be "shaking like" this botanical item
  • You can save space if your dining room table has these, either drop or removable
  • A plant's petiole is the slender stalk by which this is attached to a stem
  • A removable section of a tabletop; when it's hinged, it's a "drop"
  • The heroine of an O. Henry story believes she will die when the last one of these falls from the ivy
  • One of these on a rose plant may have over 300,000 stomata, or pores
  • Table extender(4)
  • A butterfly table is also known as a drop- this table
  • Breyers ice cream has a green briar one of these on the carton
  • If you're forced to eat spinach, it's the part of the plant you'll eat

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