a tube-like structure sometimes split
longitudinally for part or whole of the length with the two
margins overlapping, that encloses an organ either completely or
partially, e.g. a leaf-sheath of Poaceae.
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Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25
Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A.(2025). Flora of Zambia: Glossary details: sheath. https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=674, retrieved 5 December 2025
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