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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: leaf

1	n v	the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants produce leaves, of plants
2	n v	a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) turn over pages
3	n	hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: leaf

n the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

Synonyms:: foliage, leafage

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a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development; floral leaf
a modified leaf that is part of a flower; dandelion green
the foliage of the dandelion plant; pitcher
(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer; sporophyl, sporophyll
leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia; blade, leaf blade
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole; amplexicaul leaf
a leaf with its base clasping the stem; greenery, verdure
green foliage; leaflet
part of a compound leaf; frond
compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad; pad
the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily); scale, scale leaf
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin; fig leaf
a leaf from a fig tree; simple leaf
a leaf that is not divided into parts; compound leaf
a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk; entire leaf
a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations; crenate leaf
a leaf having a scalloped margin; serrate leaf
a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex; dentate leaf
a leaf having a toothed margin; emarginate leaf
a leaf having a notch at the apex; erose leaf
a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed; runcinate leaf
a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf; lobed leaf
a leaf having deeply indented margins; parallel-veined leaf
a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem; parted leaf
a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes; prickly-edged leaf
a leaf having prickly margins; rosette
a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground); cotyledon, seed leaf
embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants; megasporophyll
in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia; microsporophyll
in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia; flower petal, petal
part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored; sepal
one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower; pinna, pinnule
division of a usually pinnately divided leaf; lily pad
floating leaves of a water lily; squamule
a minute scale; trifoliolate leaf
having three leaflets; quinquefoliate leaf
a compound leaf having five leaflets; palmate leaf
a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point; pinnate leaf
a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis; decompound leaf
a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound; acerate leaf, needle
the leaf of a conifer; acuminate leaf
a leaf narrowing to a slender point; cordate leaf
a heart-shaped leaf; cuneate leaf
a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base; deltoid leaf
a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta; elliptic leaf
a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse; ensiform leaf
a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris; hastate leaf
a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base; lanceolate leaf
a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end; elongate leaf, linear leaf
a long slender leaf; lyrate leaf
a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre; obtuse leaf
a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip; oblanceolate leaf
a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base; oblong leaf
a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides; obovate leaf
an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base; ovate leaf
an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base; orbiculate leaf
circular or nearly circular leaf; pandurate leaf, panduriform leaf
a fiddle-shaped leaf; peltate leaf
a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf; perfoliate leaf
a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem; reniform leaf
a simple kidney-shaped leaf; sagittate-leaf, sagittiform leaf
a leaf shaped like an arrow head; spatulate leaf
spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base; denticulate leaf
a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate

Type of:: plant organ
a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

v produce leaves, of plants

Type of:: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

n a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

Synonyms:: folio

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a blank leaf in the front or back of a book; interleaf
a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book; page
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains; full page
something that covers an entire page; half page
something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page; recto
right-hand page; verso
left-hand page; title page
a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher; bastard title, half title
a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book; sports page
any page in the sports section of a newspaper; facing pages, spread, spread head, spreadhead
two facing pages of a book or other publication; foldout, gatefold
an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine

Type of:: piece of paper, sheet, sheet of paper
paper used for writing or printing

v turn over pages

“leaf through a book”

“leaf a manuscript”

Type of:: turn, turn over
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

v look through a book or other written material

“She leafed through the volume”

Synonyms:: flick, flip, riff, riffle, thumb

Type of:: peruse
examine or consider with attention and in detail

n hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

Types:: drop-leaf
a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket

Type of:: section, segment
one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

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