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Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis.

A leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the chloroplast containing cells to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues.

Leaves are also the sites in most plants where respiration, transpiration, and guttation take place..

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