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Presence of sheathing leaf base and ligule are characteristic of

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Cycas leaf
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Fern leaf
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Banana leaf
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Grass leaf
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Solution

The correct option is D Grass leaf
A ligule is an outgrowth present at the junction of leaf sheath and lamina in grass leaf. It occurs at the end of petiole at the leaf base. It is a strap-shaped extension of the corolla. It is a membranous appendages. Grass leaf also has sheathing leaf base.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Grass leaf.'

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