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  2. Leaf - Wikipedia

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    A leaf ( pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, [ 1] usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", [ 2][ 3] while the leaves, stem, flower, and fruit collectively form the shoot system. [ 4]

  3. Glossary of leaf morphology - Wikipedia

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    leaf base. Triangular, wedge-shaped, stem attaches to point. cuneiform. whole leaf. Narrowly triangular, widest on the opposite end from the stem, with the corners at that end rounded. cuspidate. cuspidatus. leaf tip. With a sharp, elongated, rigid tip; tipped with a cusp.

  4. List of leaf vegetables - Wikipedia

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    Labuyo chili. Leaves used in Filipino cuisine, notably in the soup tinola [ 57] Capparis spinosa. Caper. Caper leaves are part of the Greek cuisine [ 58][ 59] Carica papaya. Papaya. The leaves are part of Lalab in Sundanese cuisine, Buntil in Javanese cuisine or sauteed with slices of chilis in Indonesian cuisine.

  5. Category:Leaf vegetables - Wikipedia

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    Leaf vegetables. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leaf vegetables. Articles relating to leaf vegetables, plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots. Although they come from a very wide variety of plants, most share a great deal with other leaf vegetables in nutrition and cooking methods.

  6. List of calendars - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of calendars.Included are historical calendars as well as proposed ones. Historical calendars are often grouped into larger categories by cultural sphere or historical period; thus O'Neil (1976) distinguishes the groupings Egyptian calendars (Ancient Egypt), Babylonian calendars (Ancient Mesopotamia), Indian calendars (Hindu and Buddhist traditions of the Indian subcontinent ...

  7. Evergreen - Wikipedia

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    A silver firshoot showing three successive years of retained leaves. Evergreen. In botany, an evergreenis a plant which has foliagethat remains green and functional throughout the year.[1] This contrasts with deciduousplants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Evergreen species.

  8. List of poisonous plants - Wikipedia

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    Use of tomato leaves as an herbal tea has been responsible for at least one death. [31] Leaves, stems, and green unripe fruit of the tomato plant also contain small amounts of the poisonous alkaloid tomatine, [32] although levels are generally too small to be dangerous. [32] [33] Ripe tomatoes do not contain any detectable tomatine. [32]

  9. List of Chinese teas - Wikipedia

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    Shui Jin Gui — oolong. Taiping houkui — green. Tieluohan — oolong. Tieguanyin — oolong. Wong Lo Kat — herbal. Yingdehong — black. Zhuyeqing — green. A close-up of Huang Guanyin tea. Shoumei tea is a white tea that is produced from naturally withered upper leaf and tips, with a stronger flavor reminiscent of lighter Oolong teas.