leaf node

1. 1.

   (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

   Synonymsnode

   Broaderplant process

   Part ofstalk

   botany

Questions about leaf node

What does leaf node mean?

leaf node means "(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge".

What is another word for leaf node?

Close synonyms include node. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leaf node a common word?

leaf node is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.