bud sheath
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sheath — Pale, wahī, ili wahī. ♦ Coconut flower sheath, holowa a, holoa a, lolo, lolo niu. ♦ Coconut sheath canoe, wa a lolo niu. ♦ Banana bud sheath, ōpu u mai a … English-Hawaiian dictionary
bud scale — noun or bud sheath : one of the leaves resembling scales that form the external covering of a plant bud and are often densely coated with hair, gum, or resin * * * scale1 (def. 3a). [1875 80] * * * bud scale, one of the small, often resinous or… … Useful english dictionary
bud scale — noun Date: 1845 one of the leaves resembling scales that form the sheath of a plant bud … New Collegiate Dictionary
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