scale leaf(n = noun.plant) scale - a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin;
is a kind of foliage, leaf, leafage
has particulars: squamule

abruptly-pinnate leaf, absolute scale, acerate leaf, acuminate leaf, amplexicaul leaf, armored scale, bay leaf, beam scale, beaufort scale, beaufort's scale, beck's scale, bible leaf, bijugate leaf, bijugous leaf, binet-simon scale, bipinnate leaf, birch leaf miner, brix scale, brown soft scale, c major scale, celsius scale, centigrade scale, chromatic scale, compound leaf, cordate leaf, crenate leaf, cuneate leaf, decompound leaf, deltoid leaf, dentate leaf, denticulate leaf, diatonic scale, economy of scale, elliptic leaf, elongate leaf, emarginate leaf, ensiform leaf, entire leaf, erose leaf, even-pinnate leaf, extended time scale, fahrenheit scale, fast time scale, fig leaf, fish scale, flannel leaf, floral leaf, four-lined leaf bug, full scale, gapped scale, gold leaf, gunter's scale, hastate leaf, international scale, japanese leaf, kelvin scale, lanceolate leaf, large scale, leaf, leaf beet, leaf beetle, leaf blade, leaf blight, leaf bud, leaf bug, leaf cast, leaf cutter, leaf disease, leaf fat, leaf form, leaf insect, leaf lard, leaf lettuce, leaf miner, leaf mold, leaf mould, leaf mustard, leaf out, leaf roller, leaf scorch, leaf shape, leaf soil, leaf spring, lever scale, linear leaf, lion's leaf, lobed leaf, logarithmic scale, lyrate leaf, major diatonic scale, major scale, mercalli scale, minor diatonic scale, minor scale, mohs scale, musical scale, oak leaf, oak leaf cluster, oblanceolate leaf, oblong leaf, obovate leaf, obtuse leaf, odd-pinnate leaf, orbiculate leaf, ovate leaf, paint leaf, painted leaf, palmate leaf, pandurate leaf, panduriform leaf, paraffin scale, parallel-veined leaf, parted leaf, pedate leaf, peltate leaf, pentatonic scale, perfoliate leaf, ph scale, pine leaf aphid, pinnate leaf, prickly-edged leaf, quinquefoliate leaf, rankine scale, reaumur scale, reniform leaf, richter scale, runcinate leaf, sagittiform leaf, san jos'82 scale, san jose scale, satin leaf, scale, scale down, scale factor, scale fern, scale insect, scale moss, scale of c major, scale of measurement, scale up, scale value, scale wax, seed leaf, serrate leaf, simple leaf, sliding scale, slow time scale, soft scale, spatulate leaf, spring scale, sumatra leaf, tansy leaf aster, tea leaf, temperature scale, time scale, trifoliolate leaf, turn over a new leaf, vernier scale, wage scale, walking leaf, wind scale