Identify the correct terms for the following analogy-based question:
$(i)$ Leaf is attached to the stem by: Leaf base :: The swollen leaf base is called: ............
$(ii)$ In Neem: Pinnately compound leaf :: In Silk cotton: ............

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(A) $(i)$ Pulvinus
$(ii)$ Palmately compound leaf
Explanation:
$(i)$ The leaf base may become swollen in some leguminous plants,which is called the pulvinus.
$(ii)$ In pinnately compound leaves,a number of leaflets are present on a common axis,the rachis,which represents the midrib of the leaf (e.g.,Neem). In palmately compound leaves,the leaflets are attached at a common point,i.e.,at the tip of the petiole (e.g.,Silk cotton).

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