| NOUN | plant | cataphyll | a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development |
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| Meaning | A reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development. | |
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| Narrower | cotyledon, seed leaf | embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants |
| Broader | leaf, leafage, foliage | The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
| Catalan | catafil·le | |
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