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LEAF, LEAVES:

A lateral outgrowth from the crown of a daylily plant; each leaf is a single unit of the foliage of a daylily. A group of leaves growing from the same central crown create a fan or ramet. The leaves principle function is the manufacture food for the plant via photosynthesis.


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