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The lower part of leaf enveloping stem or culm.
A secreted, tubular structure formed around a chain of cells or around a bundle of filaments, cells within a sheath may or may not subsequently separate from the sheath.
A layer of outer membrane covering the bacterial flagella.
(09 Oct 1997)
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