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Modification Definition Example
1) Tendrils The leaves are modified into slender wiry and
coiled structures called leaf tendrils
and support climbers to climb Pisum Sativum
2) Spines The leaves modified into a pointed
structure and usually protect them from herbivores. Opuntia
3) Phyllode It is a green extended structure formed by the modification of petiole or rachis of leaf that carries out photosynthesis. Acacia
4) Storage leaves Leaves become fleshy due to storage of water and food material. Aloe
5) Cotyledons The mature embryo shows either one or two cotyledons. Angiosperms and gymnosperms
6) Leaf bladders Some of the leaves of aquatic plants modified into leaf bladders to trap small insects. Utricularia
7) Leaf Pitcher Lamina of the whole leaf is modified into a lid known as a pitcher which traps insects to fulfil the need of nitrogen. Nepenthes
