Prophyll (Noun)
Meaning
A plant structure resembling a leaf.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The presence of prophylls, small sheath-like leaf-like structures, can be an important character in plant identification.
- Some plants produce prophylls that resemble true leaves, but lack the typical vascular tissue.
- In botany, the term prophyll is often used to describe the small, leaf-like structures found at the base of a flower spike.
- Careful examination of the prophylls revealed that they contained a distinct type of pigmentation distinct from the rest of the plant.
- The prophyll that encases the developing flower bud is actually a modified bract that functions as protection during growth.