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Find the incorrect match.

a
Sheathing leaf base- Monocots
b
Pulvinus leaf base - Legumes
c
Phyllode - Australian Acacia
d
Spines- Citrus

detailed solution

Correct option is D

In some plants the entire leaf or some part of leaf is modified into spine to protect plant from grazing animals and excessive transpiration. Eg. Cacti, Argemone. Citrus has thorns but not spines. Thorn is a stem modification.

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