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FLORAL LEAF

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Meaning:

A modified leaf that is part of a flower

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("floral leaf" is a kind of...):

foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "floral leaf"):

flower petal; petal (part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored)

sepal (one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower)

Holonyms ("floral leaf" is a part of...):

bloom; blossom; flower (reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts)

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