leaf lamina tooth

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025518
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: diente de la lámina de la hoja (Spanish)
exact: 葉身歯 (Japanese)
exact: leaf lamina teeth
Definition
A phyllome lamina tooth (PO:0025515) that is an angular projection on a leaf margin (PO:0020128) for which the corresponding leaf sinus (PO:0025384) extends less than one quarter of the distance to the center of the long axis of the leaf lamina (PO:0020039). [source: JSTOR:2441319]
Comment
See leaf lamina crena (PO:0025519) for a small rounded projection. The corresponding leaf sinus may be rounded or angular.

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