Glossary of Botanical Terms:
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scale: (1) any thin and often scarious body, often a reduced or rudimentary leaf, e.g. covering a dormant bud, Fig. 3 G; (2) a thin flap of tissue, e.g. at the base of stamens; (3) a small papery surface structure on stems and leaves. Fig. 15 H & I.
Fig. 15. Trichome Types. A, simple hairs; b, tubercle-based hairs; C, glandular hairs; D, vesicular hairs; E, moniliform hairs; F, dendritic hairs; G, stellate hairs; H, peltate scales; I, elongate scales; J, barbed bristles; K, plumose hair.
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