The plant leaves are lateral outgrowth of the stem which develop from the meristematic tissues of buds. They are the part of the plant shoot which serves as the chief food-producing organ in most vascular plants.
Adjective[edit] ad hoc â(comparative more ad hoc, superlative most ad hoc) 1  For a particular purpose. 2  Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu. ( sciences) (of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
An ad-hoc network is a local area network (LAN) that is built spontaneously as devices connect. Instead of relying on a base station to coordinate the flow of messages to each node in the network, the individual network nodes forward packets to and from each other.