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.
This article is about the Latin phrase. For other uses, see Ad hoc (disambiguation) . Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning for this. It generally signifies a solution designed for a specific problem or task, non-generalizable, and not intended to be able to be adapted to other purposes.ommon examples are organizations, committees, and commissions created at the national or international level for a specific task. In other fields, the term may refer, for example, to a military unit created under special circumstances, a tailor-made suit, a handcrafted network protocol, or a purpose-specific equation.