flag leaf

noun

flag leaf

noun
1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences The last leaf to emerge in a cereal plant during its growth; the flag leaf provides majority of the leaf area of the plant and is used as one indicator of its growth stage.

Agricultural; cereals; agricultural; cereals

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