Sinus

Sinus [ Botany ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names


	A recess or hollow in a edge, usually on a leaf, between two lobes, segment or teeth.

(1) Sinus (of leaf) [ Botany ]

A leaf sinus is the space or division (indentation) between two lobes or teeth that does not break the continuity of the structure Sinus only at the base of the leaf do not count.

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