A foliage leaf of a plant, as opposed to a seed leaf or cotyledon.
〔植〕真叶
Example sentencesExamples
Sectoring events were observed in roots, cotyledons and the first true leaves, but no systematic description of sector frequency, sector size or any other parameter was undertaken.
Arabidopsis seedlings grown on media containing 300 mM glucose or sucrose fail to become green or to develop expanded cotyledons or true leaves.
The embryo is comprised of the embryonic axis (incorporating the embryonic root and the hypocotyl), a single cotyledon, containing the first true leaves, and the scutellum.
Plants overexpressing both R and GL1 produce many trichomes on cotyledon and hypocotyl surfaces and more trichomes on true leaves than plants overexpressing R alone.
In the study of leaf growth and flowering time, pre-cultivation ended after 14 d when the plants had two true leaves with petioles.
Definition of true leaf in US English:
true leaf
noun
Botany
A foliage leaf of a plant, as opposed to a seed leaf or cotyledon.
〔植〕真叶
Example sentencesExamples
Sectoring events were observed in roots, cotyledons and the first true leaves, but no systematic description of sector frequency, sector size or any other parameter was undertaken.
Arabidopsis seedlings grown on media containing 300 mM glucose or sucrose fail to become green or to develop expanded cotyledons or true leaves.
The embryo is comprised of the embryonic axis (incorporating the embryonic root and the hypocotyl), a single cotyledon, containing the first true leaves, and the scutellum.
In the study of leaf growth and flowering time, pre-cultivation ended after 14 d when the plants had two true leaves with petioles.
Plants overexpressing both R and GL1 produce many trichomes on cotyledon and hypocotyl surfaces and more trichomes on true leaves than plants overexpressing R alone.