bud scale

noun

: one of the leaves resembling scales that form the sheath of a plant bud

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These shoots appear at the ends of branches as clusters of closely packed bud scales. —

Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018

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1845, in the meaning defined above

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