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Photosynthetic part of a vascular plant
A leaf (pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis
Leaf
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up leaf or leaves in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant. Leaf or Leaves may also refer to: Leaf, Georgia, United
Leaf_(disambiguation)
Very thin gold used in art
gilding. Gold leaf is a type of metal leaf, but the term is rarely used when referring to gold leaf. The term metal leaf is normally used for thin sheets of
Gold_leaf
Leaves of the olive tree
Olive leaf is the leaf of the olive tree (Olea europaea). It is used whole as a tea infusion, and as a food additive, primarily in the powder form of olive
Olive_leaf
Browning of plant tissues
Leaf scorch (also called leaf burn, leaf wilt, and sun scorch) is a browning of plant tissues, including leaf margins and tips, and yellowing or darkening
Leaf_scorch
Aromatic leaf
The bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used as a herb in cooking. It can be used whole, either dried or fresh, in which case it is removed from the
Bay_leaf
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up oak leaf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oak leaf or Oakleaf may refer to: the leaf of an oak oak leaf lettuce, from the Lactuca sativa group
Oak_Leaf
Surname list
Leaf or Leafe is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Alexander Leaf (1920–2012), American physician and research scientist Andy Leaf (born
Leaf_(surname)
Battery electric car
The Nissan Leaf (Japanese: 日産・リーフ, Hepburn: Nissan Rīfu; stylized as LEAF) is a battery electric car produced by Nissan since 2010. It was offered exclusively
Nissan_Leaf
American football player, analyst, and motivational speaker
Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the National Football
Ryan_Leaf
Type of vehicle suspension
A leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for suspension in wheeled vehicles. Originally called a laminated or carriage spring, and sometimes
Leaf_spring
some species of plants. Holes develop as a leaf grows. The size, shape, and quantity of holes in each leaf can vary greatly depending on the species or
Perforate_leaf
terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided)
Glossary_of_leaf_morphology
Plant leaves eaten as a vegetable
Leaf vegetables, also called leafy greens, vegetable greens, or simply greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable. Those eaten raw in a salad can be
Leaf_vegetable
Subroutines in computer science
A leaf routine, leaf subroutine, leaf function, or leaf procedure is a function that does not in turn call another function. Some compilers can apply
Leaf_routine
Leaf of the maple tree
The maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree. It is used as the national symbol of Canada. By the early 1700s, the maple leaf had been adopted
Maple_leaf
Annual architectural prize
the next generation. The LEAF Awards program is operated by the Leading European Architects Forum (LEAF), founded in 2001. LEAF brings together leading
LEAF_Award
Type of leaves in tomato plants
(RL). Simply stated, potato leaf tomato plants have a smooth leaf edge when compared with the serrated edge of the regular leaf. The shape is oval and may
Potato_leaf
Leaf of banana plant
The banana leaf is the leaf of the banana plant, which may produce up to 40 leaves in a growing cycle. The leaves have a wide range of applications because
Banana_leaf
American rock band
Carbon Leaf is a quintet from Richmond, Virginia, known for their alt-country, Celtic, and folk-infused indie rock. Though some of the band members have
Carbon_Leaf
Title of numerous minor compositions by a wide variety of classical composers
Album leaf is the title of numerous minor compositions by a wide variety of classical composers. It also appears in the French version, Feuille d'album
Album_leaf
Replaced book page
replaced leaf in a printed book. The technique for this is usually to tear out the rejected leaf and paste a new one to the stub left on the cognate leaf. Alternatively
Cancel_leaf
Family of beetles
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera
Leaf_beetle
National Hockey League team in Toronto, Ontario
The Toronto Maple Leafs, officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Leafs, are a professional ice hockey team based in
Toronto_Maple_Leafs
English actor
Richard Leaf (born 1 January 1967) is an English actor. He has had several small parts in television and stage productions. Leaf met actress Tamsin Greig
Richard_Leaf
Rolling tobacco brand
Amber Leaf is a brand of rolling tobacco sold primarily in Europe. It is a product of the Gallaher Group division of Japan Tobacco. As of May 2016, Amber
Amber_Leaf
Damaged areas of leaves
A leaf spot is a limited, discoloured, diseased area of a leaf that is caused by fungal, bacterial or viral plant diseases, or by injuries from nematodes
Leaf_spot
Fictional power up in Mario
The Super Leaf (Japanese: スーパーこのは, Hepburn: Sūpā Konoha), also referred to as the Raccoon Leaf or the Tanooki Leaf, is a power-up item that appears in
Super_Leaf
Genus of birds
Leaf warblers are small insectivorous passerine birds belonging to the genus Phylloscopus. Leaf warblers were formerly included in the Old World warbler
Leaf_warbler
Machine used to blow leaves and debris
A leaf blower, commonly known as a blower, is a device that propels air out of a nozzle to move debris such as leaves and grass cuttings. Leaf blowers
Leaf_blower
Leaf wetness is a meteorological parameter that describes the amount of dew and precipitation left on vegetation. It is used for monitoring leaf moisture
Leaf_wetness
Plant in the Erythroxylaceae family
96%. Coca-Cola used coca leaf extract in its products from 1885 until about 1903, when it switched to using a decocainized leaf extract. Extracting cocaine
Coca
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf River may refer to: Leaf River (Quebec) Leaf River (Illinois) Leaf River (Minnesota) Leaf River (Mississippi) Leaf River, Illinois Leaf River, Minnesota
Leaf_River
British rackets player
Henry Meredith Leaf, DSO (18 October 1862 – 23 April 1931) was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal
Henry_Leaf
Artistic or metaphorical censorship practice
"Fig leaf" is an idiom for obscuring an act or object considered embarrassing or distasteful with something of innocuous appearance. The literal use of
Fig_leaf
Topics referred to by the same term
Red Leaf or Red Leaves may refer to: Red Leaf, Arkansas, a community in the United States Red leaf lettuce, a group of lettuce cultivars Red Leaf Records
Red_Leaf
Leaf expansion is a process by which plants make efficient use of the space around them by causing their leaves to enlarge, or wither. This process enables
Leaf_expansion
Index of plants with the same common name
Okra leaf may refer to: Leaf of okra Melokhiya, which thickens like okra This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups)
Okra_leaf
well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology. For other related terms, see Glossary of phytopathology, Glossary
Glossary_of_botanical_terms
American online brand company
Leaf Group, formerly Demand Media Inc., was an American content company that operates online brands, including eHow, livestrong.com, and marketplace brands
Leaf_Group
American candy company
Leaf Brands, LLC is an American candy company based in Newport Coast, Newport Beach, California. The original Leaf International (also known as the "Leaf
Leaf_Brands
Rare mutation of the common 3-leaf clover said to bring good luck
The four-leaf clover is a rare mutation of the common three-leaf clover that has four leaflets instead of three. According to tradition, such clovers
Four-leaf_clover
Plant anatomical structure
A scale leaf is a leaf with a reduced blade which is mainly formed by the amphigastrium. It can be dry, membranous or coriaceous, but also sometimes green
Scale_leaf
Cambodian musical instrument
The musical leaf is one of any leaves used to play music on. It goes by many names, including leaflute, leaf flute, leaf whistle, gum leaf, and leafophone
Musical_leaf
Larva of an insect that lives in and eats the leaf tissue of plants
A leaf miner is a larval stage of various insect species that live and feed within the tissues of a plant's leaves. The term does not describe a single
Leaf_miner
Paper that is not bound in place
A loose leaf (also loose leaf paper, filler paper or refill paper) is a piece of paper of any kind that is not bound in place, or available on a continuous
Loose_leaf
The national flag of Canada, popularly referred to as the Maple Leaf, consists of a red field with a white square at its centre in the horizontal ratio
Flag_of_Canada
2000 single by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony
"No Leaf Clover" is the eighth song on the live album S&M by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The song (along with "–Human") was one of two new
No_Leaf_Clover
American dramatist
Jonathan Leaf is a playwright, screenwriter, author and journalist based out of New York City. He wrote the off-Broadway play *The Caterers*,[1] nominated
Jonathan_Leaf
Index of animals with the same common name
Leaf mantis (and leafy mantis) is a common name for certain praying mantises including: those often also called shield mantis, i.e. species within Choeradodis
Leaf_mantis
Ola leaf is a palm leaf used for writing in traditional palm-leaf manuscripts and in fortune telling (horoscopes) in Southern India and Sri Lanka. The
Ola_leaf
1907 short story by O. Henry
"The Last Leaf" is a short story by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) published in his 1907 collection The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories. It first appeared
The_Last_Leaf
Children's animated television series
Tumble Leaf is an American animated television series that premiered in 2014 on Amazon Prime Video. It is stop motion for preschool-aged children and it
Tumble_Leaf
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf fish or Leaffish may refer to: Nandidae, Asian leaffishes Polycentridae, African & South American leaffishes Pristolepididae, Asian leaffishes Taenianotus
Leaf_fish
Process of painting with dyed leaves
are: Cutting and pasting dry leaf to make leaf paintings or using paint to draw onto the surface of dry leaf to make leaf paintings. Every product is unique
Leaf_painting
1971 song by Black Sabbath
"Sweet Leaf" is a song by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath from their third album Master of Reality, released in August 1971. The song was released
Sweet_Leaf
Art of trimming plant leaves to form silhouettes
Leaf carving is an artwork involving the delicate trimming of leaves to develop a picture or landscape. The process of carving is performed by artists
Leaf_carving
Form of camouflage
Leaf mimicry is the evolved resemblance of an organism to a leaf, a form of mimicry. This may serve directly as camouflage, or it may function as Batesian
Leaf_mimicry
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf class may refer to: Leaf morphology, the classification of leaves by shape Leaf class (programming language), a class that should not be subclassed
Leaf_class
American cannabis website
Leafly is a website focused on cannabis use and education. The company says it has more than 120 million annual visitors and over 10 million monthly active
Leafly
Environment Conservation Organization
Leaf Bank is a bank located in Delhi. People deposit the fallen dry leaves of the autumn season in the Delhi Leaf Bank, and receive compost from the next
Leaf_Bank
Mark left after a leaf falls off a twig
A leaf scar is the mark left by a leaf after it falls off the twig. It marks the site where the petiole attached to the stem. A leaf scar is typically
Leaf_scar
Extremely thin sheet of metal
A metal leaf, also called composition leaf or schlagmetal, is a thin foil used for gilding and other forms of decoration. Metal leaves can come in many
Metal_leaf
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf Mountain may refer to: Leaf Mountain Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Leaf Mountain Township, Burke County, North Dakota, in Burke County,
Leaf_Mountain
British-American film director (born 1993)
Savanah Leaf (born 24 November 1993) is a British-American film director and video artist. Earth Mama, her BAFTA-winning debut feature length film, was
Savanah_Leaf
Species of plant
Leaf, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Aloe Ferox Leaf
Aloe_vera
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up turn over a new leaf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A New Leaf or New Leaf may refer to: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, a 2012 social simulation
A_New_Leaf
Plant fiber mainly used for producing rope
Leaf fibers or hard fibers are a type of plant fiber mainly used for cordage (producing rope). They are the toughest of the plant fibers which is most
Leaf_fiber
Species of mollusc (sea slug)
Costasiella kuroshimae (also known as a leaf slug, sea sheep, or leaf sheep) is a species of sacoglossan sea slug. Costasiella kuroshimae are shell-less
Costasiella_kuroshimae
Plant disease
Peach leaf curl is a plant disease characterized by distortion and coloration of leaves and is caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans, which infects peach
Leaf_curl
Product of slow decomposition of deciduous leaves
Leaf mold (spelled leaf mould outside of the United States) is the compost produced by decomposition of shaded deciduous shrub and tree leaves, primarily
Leaf_mold
American writer and illustrator (1905–1976)
Wilbur Monroe Leaf (a.k.a. Munro Leaf) (December 4, 1905 – December 21, 1976) was an American writer of children's literature who wrote and illustrated
Munro_Leaf
Place in Manitoba, Canada
Leaf Rapids is a town in northwest Manitoba, Canada. The town was developed as using an experimental model that emphasized modern convenience and luxury
Leaf_Rapids
Solar energy technology
The Bionic Leaf is a biomimetic system that gathers solar energy via photovoltaic cells that can be stored or used in a number of different functions.
Bionic_Leaf
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf sucker can mean: a leaf blower in suction mode a street sweeper machine with suction ability, as translation of German Laubsauger an insect that sucks
Leaf_sucker
Canadian-American filmmaker and animator
Caroline Leaf (born August 12, 1946) is a Canadian American filmmaker, animator, director, tutor and artist. She has produced numerous short animated films
Caroline_Leaf
Activity of viewing fall foliage
Leaf peeping, fall color tourism, or simply fall tourism is the activity in which people travel to observe and photograph the fall foliage in autumn. The
Leaf_peeping
Plants that shed leaves seasonally
leaves for part of the year. This process is called abscission. In some cases leaf loss coincides with winter—namely in temperate or polar climates. In other
Deciduous
early leaf sensor was developed by LeafSens, an Israeli company granted a US patent for a mechanical leaf thickness sensing device in 2001. LeafSen has
Leaf_sensor
1955 novella by Gabriel García Márquez
Leaf Storm is the common translation for Gabriel García Márquez's novella La Hojarasca (lit. 'Litter'). First published in 1955, it took seven years to
Leaf_Storm
Topics referred to by the same term
Single-leaf may refer to: Single-leaf ash, a deciduous tree Single Leaf Bat, a mammal Single leaf bridge, a movable truss bridge with an elevated counterweight
Single-leaf
Defunct confectionery company
Leaf International BV was a confectionery company founded in the 1940s. Leaf had sales of approximately €527m (2010) and 2,400 employees. It had 11 factories
Leaf_International
American anthropologist
Murray John Leaf (born June 1, 1939) is an American social and cultural anthropologist. He was born in New York City in 1939, and grew up in Tucson, Arizona
Murray_Leaf
Topics referred to by the same term
Tej leaf may refer to: T. J. Leaf, American basketball player Tejpatta or Bay leaf, aromatic leaf used for cooking This disambiguation page lists articles
Tej_leaf
Species of deer
The leaf muntjac, leaf deer or Putao muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) is a small species of muntjac. It was documented in 1997 by biologist Alan Rabinowitz
Leaf_muntjac
Species of flowering plant
name of botanist Johann Gerhard König. The curry tree is also called curry leaf tree or curry bush, among numerous local names, depending on the country
Curry_tree
Topics referred to by the same term
Leaf blotch may refer to: Leaf blotch miner moth (Acrocercops brongniardella), a moth species found in Europe and North America Septoria leaf blotch -
Leaf_blotch
Brewed drink made from tea leaves
Burma), possibly from an archaic Austro-Asiatic root word *la, meaning "leaf". Tea plants are native to East Asia and the probable centre of origin of
Tea
American writer, producer, and director (born 1952)
David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, director, and producer who is best known for his associations with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys
David_Leaf
Nose found in some species of bats
The nose-leaf, or noseleaf, is the fleshy, lanceolate nose of bats of the Phyllostomidae, Hipposideridae, and Rhinolophidae families. Noseleaves aid in
Nose-leaf
Grdening tools
Lawn and leaf bags are large bags specifically designed for collecting and disposing of fallen leaves, grass clippings, and other yard waste. They are
Leaf_bag
2025 Georgian road movie by Alexandre Koberidze
Dry Leaf (Georgian: ხმელი ფოთოლი) is a 2025 experimental road movie produced, written and directed by Alexandre Koberidze, starring his father David Koberidze
Dry_Leaf
1964 book by J. R. R. Tolkien
Tree and Leaf is a small anthology of works by J. R. R. Tolkien published in 1964 and originally illustrated by Pauline Baynes which consisted of: a revised
Tree_and_Leaf
Index of plants with the same common name
Pepper leaf is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Persicaria hydropiper Piper auritum, native to tropical Central America Piper lolot Tasmannia
Pepper_leaf
Species of bird
The leaf lorikeet (Trichoglossus weberi), also known as the Flores lorikeet or Weber's lorikeet, is a species of parrot that is endemic to the Indonesian
Leaf_lorikeet
2004 video games
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are 2004 remakes of the 1996 role-playing video games Pokémon Red and Green. They were developed
Pokémon_FireRed_and_LeafGreen
Unincorporated community in Georgia, US
Leaf is an unincorporated community in White County, Georgia, United States. A post office called Leaf was established in 1897, and remained in operation
Leaf,_Georgia
American artist (1929–2024)
June Leaf (August 4, 1929 – July 1, 2024) was an American visual artist known for her abstract allegorical paintings and drawings; she also worked in modernist
June_Leaf
Japanese visual novel studio
Leaf is a Japanese visual novel studio under the publisher Aquaplus, and has offices in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, and Tokyo. It and its competitor Key (to which
Leaf_(Japanese_company)
Israeli photography company
Leaf is an Israeli company that manufactures high-end digital backs for medium format and large format cameras. It was previously a division of Scitex
Leaf_(Israeli_company)
LEAF
LEAF
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leaf.Dutch (de Lief) : nickname from lief, ‘dear’, ‘beloved’, with the definite article de.Jewish : unexplained, possibly from the Netherlands, with the same etymology as 2.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leafy
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : from the Middle English personal name Loveke, Old English Lufeca, a derivative of Lufa (see Love 1), or LÄ“ofeca, a derivative of LÄ“ofa (see Leaf 2).English : perhaps a habitational name from places in Cumbria and Northumberland called Lowick, or Lowich in Northamptonshire. The first is from Old Norse lauf ‘leaf’ + vÃk ‘creek’; the second is from the river name Low (possibly from Old English luh ‘pool’) + Old English wÄ«c ‘dairy farm’, ‘dwelling’; and the third from an unattested Old English personal name, Luffa, or Luhha + wÄ«c.Probably a respelling of Lovik.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal names Lēofa (masculine) and Lēofe (feminine) ‘dear’, ‘beloved’. These names were in part short forms of various compound names with this first element, in part independent affectionate bynames.English : apparently a topographic name for someone who lived in a densely foliated area, from Middle English lēaf ‘leaf’; a certain Robert Intheleaves is recorded in London in the 14th century.Americanized form of Swedish Lö(ö)f, Löv, an ornamental name from löv ‘leaf’.English translation of the Ashkenazic Jewish ornamental surname Blatt.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leaf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English female personal name Lufu ‘love’, or the masculine equivalent Lufa. Compare Leaf 2.English and Scottish : nickname from Anglo-Norman French lo(u)ve ‘female wolf’ (a feminine form of lou). This nickname was fairly commonly used for men, in an approving sense. No doubt it was reinforced by crossing with post-Conquest survivals of the masculine version of 1.Scottish : see McKinnon.Dutch (de Love) : respelling and reinterpretation of Delhove, a habitational name from Hove and L’Hoves in Hainault, for example.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Madhuparna | மாதà¯à®ªà®°à®¨à®¾Â
Tulsi leaf
Madhuparna | மாதà¯à®ªà®°à®¨à®¾Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Naagavalli | நாகாவலà¯à®²à¯€
The betel leaf
Naagavalli | நாகாவலà¯à®²à¯€
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leaf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English grēne ‘green’ + lēaf ‘leaf’, presumably applied as a nickname, the significance of which is now lost.Jewish (American) : English translation of the Ashkenazic ornamental surname Grünblatt, a compound of German grün + Blatt ‘leaf’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
It comes from An indian leaf - Bilwa patra its is also that bilwanilayam which means Goddess lakshmis house
Boy/Male
Tamil
New small leaf
Surname or Lastname
English
English : English habitational name from any of the minor places in Wiltshire, Warwickshire, and other counties called (The) Folly, usually from Middle English folie in the sense ‘folly’, ‘foolish enterprise’, but otherwise from Old French feuillie ‘leafy bower or shelter’, later ‘clump of trees’. In some cases, the name may be topographic.English : nickname for an eccentric or foolish person, from Old French folie ‘foolishness’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Anglo-Norman French l’eveske ‘the bishop’ (see Bishop).English : from the Middle English personal name Lefeke, Old English Lēofeca, a derivative of Lēofa (see Leaf).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Yiddish Leyvik, a pet form of the personal name Leyvi, itself a pet form of the Biblical name Levi (see Levy).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf
Girl/Female
Tamil
Leaf of sacred bael
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leaf.Jewish : variant of Lief.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lewin 1.This name is also found in the Netherlands, and in Sweden as Löwen, Löwén, Lövén, in both cases presumably derived from the German surname Löwe (see Loewe), although the Swedish forms could equally be ornamental names from löv ‘leaf’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Rituparna | ரிதà¯à®ªà®°à¯à®¨à®¾
Leafy season
Rituparna | ரிதà¯à®ªà®°à¯à®¨à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bilwasri | பீலà¯à®µà®¾à®¸à®°à¯€Â
Auspicious fruit - bael, A sacred leaf
LEAF
LEAF
Girl/Female
Latin
Amazon.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Harindranath | ஹரிநà¯à®¤à¯à®°à®¨à®¾à®¤
Lord of Hari
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sindhi
Gold
Boy/Male
Muslim
Method, Way, Mode, Manner, One who crosses the river of life, Morning star
Biblical
idol of fortune or felicity,Lord of fortune
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Biblical, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Hebrew, Irish
Twin
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
God Karthikayan
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Divine Gift
Male
Basque
, humble.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Gaelic, Scottish
Bent Nose; Crooked Nose; Similar to Cameron
LEAF
LEAF
LEAF
LEAF
LEAF
a.
Minutely verrucose; as, a verruculose leaf or stalk.
a.
Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in composition; as, broad-leafed; four-leafed.
imperative.
Turn, that is, turn over the leaf.
n.
A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.
n.
The state of being leafy.
a.
Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a vigesimo-quarto form, book, leaf, size, etc.
a.
Containing, or composed of, vesicles or vesiclelike structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate; as, vesicular coral; vesicular lava; a vesicular leaf.
n.
A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.
v. i.
To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May.
n.
Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the verderer.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Leaf
a.
Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).
n.
Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
n.
Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.
n.
One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
imp. & p. p.
of Leaf
superl
Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.
n.
A leaflet.
n.
A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.
n.
The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.