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| thin, flattened part of a plant leaf |
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| thin stalk that connects the blade of a leaf to a stem |
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| specialized ground tissue found in leaves; performs most of a plant's photosynthesis |
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| layer of cells under the upper epidermis of a leaf |
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| layer of loose tissue found beneath the palisade mesophyll in a leaf |
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| small opening in the epidermis of a plant that allows carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the leaf |
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| loss of water from a plant through its leaves |
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| specialized cells in the epidermis of plants that controls the opening and closing of stomata |
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