dān

technical
noun

Meaning of 单叶

单叶 means simple leaf (botany); a leaf with a single undivided blade attached to the petiole. Pronounced dān yè.

  • simple leaf (botany); a leaf with a single undivided blade attached to the petiole

Definitions & Examples

Yáng
shù
liǔ
shù
de
zi
dōu
shì
dān
 

Poplars and willows both have simple leaves.

Dān
de
piàn
shì
luǎn
xíng
 
tuǒ
yuán
xíng
huò
xīn
xíng
 

The leaf blade of a simple leaf can be ovate, elliptical, or cordate.

tóng
 
dān
zài
bǐng
shàng
zhī
yǒu
piàn
 

Unlike compound leaves, a simple leaf has only one leaf blade on a single petiole.

Measure Words

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