scale leaf
         n 1: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
               [syn: {scale}, {scale leaf}]

English Dictionary: scale leaf	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Salal-berry \Sal"al-ber`ry\, n. [Probably of American Indian       origin.] (Bot.)       The edible fruit of the {Gaultheria Shallon}, an ericaceous       shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about       the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.