enation theory
botany
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Enation theory in botany suggests that leaves originated as simple outgrowths from the plant's surface, rather than from more complex fusions of branching stem systems. This theory is one of several hypotheses attempting to explain the evolutionary development of plant leaves. The actual origin of leaves remains a subject of scientific inquiry, with the telome theory being another prominent explanation. An enation is defined as an outgrowth from the surface of an organ.12
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