noun
pagina
PAD-zhih-nuh
noun
1
The flat surface of a leaf or of a leaf-like plant structure, as described in botany.
"Botanists examined the upper pagina of the leaf under a microscope."
How to Use Pagina
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA technical botanical term for the surface of a leaf.
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Word Forms
paginae plural
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin pagina ("page"); it shares its root with the everyday word "page".