What does LEAF mean?
Definitions for LEAF
lif; livzleaf
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Princeton's WordNet
leaf, leafage, foliagenoun
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
leaf, folionoun
a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
leafverb
hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riffverb
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
leafverb
turn over pages
"leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
leafverb
produce leaves, of plants
Wiktionary
leafnoun
The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
leafnoun
Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
leafnoun
A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
gold leaf
leafnoun
A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
leafnoun
Tea leaves.
leafnoun
A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
leafnoun
A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side
leafnoun
A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
leafnoun
In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
leafverb
To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
leafnoun
The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.
Etymology: leef, from lēaf, from lauban (compare Dutch loof, German Laub), from leup- 'to peel, break off' (compare Irish luibh 'herb', Latin liber 'bast; book', Lithuanian luoba 'bark', Albanian labë 'rind').
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
LEAFnoun
leaves, plural.
Etymology: leaf , Saxon; leaf, Dutch.
This is the state of man; to-day he puts forth
The tender leaves of hopes, to-morrow blossoms. William Shakespeare.A man shall seldom fail of having cherries borne by his graft the same year in which his incision is made, if his graft have blossom buds; whereas if it were only leaf buds, it will not bear fruit till the second season. Boyle.
Those things which are removed to a distant view, ought to make but one mass; as the leaves on the trees, and the billows in the sea. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.
Happy ye leaves, when as those lilly hands
Shall handle you. Edmund Spenser.Peruse my leaves through ev’ry part,
And think thou seest my owner’s heart
Scrawl’d o’er with trifles. Jonathan Swift.The two leaves of the one door were folding. 1 Kings.
Eleven ounces two pence sterling ought to be of so pure silver, as is called leaf silver, and then the melter must add of other weight seventeen pence halfpenny farthing. William Camden.
Leaf gold, that flies in the air as light as down, is as truly gold as that in an ingot. Kenelm Digby, on Bodies.
To Leafverb
To bring leaves; to bear leaves.
Etymology: from the noun.
Most trees sprout, and fall off the leaves at autumn; and if not kept back by cold, would leaf about the solstice. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii.
Wikipedia
Leaf
A leaf is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, flower, and fruit collectively form the shoot system. In most leaves, the primary photosynthetic tissue is the palisade mesophyll and is located on the upper side of the blade or lamina of the leaf but in some species, including the mature foliage of Eucalyptus, palisade mesophyll is present on both sides and the leaves are said to be isobilateral. Most leaves are flattened and have distinct upper (adaxial) and lower (abaxial) surfaces that differ in color, hairiness, the number of stomata (pores that intake and output gases), the amount and structure of epicuticular wax and other features. Leaves are mostly green in color due to the presence of a compound called chlorophyll that is essential for photosynthesis as it absorbs light energy from the sun. A leaf with lighter-colored or white patches or edges is called a variegated leaf. Leaves can have many different shapes, sizes, textures and colors. The broad, flat leaves with complex venation of flowering plants are known as megaphylls and the species that bear them, the majority, as broad-leaved or megaphyllous plants, which also includes acrogymnosperms and ferns. In the lycopods, with different evolutionary origins, the leaves are simple (with only a single vein) and are known as microphylls. Some leaves, such as bulb scales, are not above ground. In many aquatic species, the leaves are submerged in water. Succulent plants often have thick juicy leaves, but some leaves are without major photosynthetic function and may be dead at maturity, as in some cataphylls and spines. Furthermore, several kinds of leaf-like structures found in vascular plants are not totally homologous with them. Examples include flattened plant stems called phylloclades and cladodes, and flattened leaf stems called phyllodes which differ from leaves both in their structure and origin. Some structures of non-vascular plants look and function much like leaves. Examples include the phyllids of mosses and liverworts.
ChatGPT
leaf
A leaf is a typically green, flattened, organ of a vascular plant. It acts as the principal site of photosynthesis and transpiration, playing a crucial role in the plant's overall survival and growth. Leaves are attached to the stem of the plant and usually consist of a broad blade or lamina, a petiole, and stipules. They are capable of converting sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into food through the process of photosynthesis. Their morphology, size, shape, and arrangement can vary significantly among different plant species.
Webster Dictionary
Leafnoun
a colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage
Leafnoun
a special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril
Leafnoun
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
Leafverb
to shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May
Etymology: [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. lef; akin to S. lf, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. lf, Dan. lv, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. Lodge.]
Wikidata
Leaf
A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants. Typically a leaf is a thin, flattened organ borne above ground and specialized for photosynthesis, but many types of leaves are adapted in ways almost unrecognisable in those terms: some are not flat, some are not above ground, and some are without major photosynthetic function. Conversely, many structures of non-vascular plants, or even of some lichens, which are not plants at all, do look and function much like leaves. Furthermore, several structures found in vascular plants look like leaves but are not actually leaves; they differ from leaves in their structures and origins. Examples include phyllodes, cladodes, and phylloclades.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Leaf
lēf, n. one of the lateral organs developed from the stem or axis of the plant below its growing-point: anything beaten thin like a leaf: two pages of a book: one side of a window-shutter, &c.:—pl. Leaves (lēvz).—v.i. to shoot out or produce leaves:—pr.p. leaf′ing; pa.p. leafed.—ns. Leaf′age, leaves collectively: abundance of leaves: season of leaves or leafing; Leaf′-bridge, a form of drawbridge in which the rising leaf or leaves swing vertically on hinges; Leaf′-bud, a bud producing a stem with leaves only; Leaf′iness; Leaf′-in′sect, an orthopterous insect of family Phasmidæ, the wing-covers like leaves.—adj. Leaf′less, destitute of leaves.—ns. Leaf′let, a little leaf, a tract; Leaf′-met′al, metal, especially alloys imitating gold and silver, in very thin leaves, for decoration; Leaf′-mould, earth formed from decayed leaves, used as a soil for plants; Leaf′-stalk, the petiole supporting the leaf.—adj. Leaf′y, full of leaves.—Take a leaf out of one's book (see Book); Turn over a new leaf, to take up a new and better course of conduct. [A.S. leáf; Ger. laub, Dut. loof, a leaf.]
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
leaf
The side of a lock-gate.
Editors Contribution
leaf
A type of plant matter or material.
The leaf on the plant was green.
Submitted by MaryC on December 19, 2019
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LEAF
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Leaf is ranked #10358 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Leaf surname appeared 3,111 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Leaf.
86% or 2,678 total occurrences were White.
4.4% or 139 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
2.8% or 87 total occurrences were Black.
2.7% or 85 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.3% or 74 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.5% or 48 total occurrences were Asian.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'LEAF' in Nouns Frequency: #900
Anagrams for LEAF »
flea
Lafe
alef
feal
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of LEAF in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of LEAF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of LEAF in a Sentence
Take a deep breath and feel the joy of life. Open your eyes and see the beauty of a dancing leaf.
Usually, experts do not trust when there is only one leaf. That is why ... a special chemical-based analysis should be done.
You're tame, you're so professional, you're an example to any tennis player and I think I can take a leaf out of your book and maybe I can catch you on some titles one day.
Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad:
Frank Jane, since I've met you I've noticed things that I never knew were there before birds singing, dew glistening on a newly formed leaf, stoplights.
Be patient - let yourself unfurl one delicate leaf at a time.
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- абӷьыAbkhaz
- blaar, bladAfrikaans
- ቅጠልAmharic
- fuellaAragonese
- وَرَقَةٌArabic
- পাতAssamese
- yarpaqAzerbaijani
- бит, япраҡBashkir
- лістBelarusian
- листBulgarian
- পাতাBengali
- full, fullaCatalan, Valencian
- гӏаChechen
- listCzech
- deilenWelsh
- blad, løvDanish
- Blatt, Platte, LaubblattGerman
- aŋgbaEwe
- φύλλοGreek
- folioEsperanto
- hoja, tableroSpanish
- lehtEstonian
- برگPersian
- jatkolevy, sivu, lehti, läppä, paneeli, jatko, levy, jatkokappale, lehtiäFinnish
- drauFijian
- blaðFaroese
- feuille, rallonge, battantFrench
- comhla, duilleog, bileogIrish
- dor-dhuille, duilleag, duille, duille-dorais, duilleag-còmhlaScottish Gaelic
- પાનGujarati
- ganyeHausa
- עלהHebrew
- पत्ती, पत्ताHindi
- vendéglap, fémfüst, levél, falevél, betét, lapHungarian
- էջ, տերեւArmenian
- folioInterlingua
- daunIndonesian
- folieInterlingue
- akwụkwọIgbo
- folioIdo
- lauf, laufblaðIcelandic
- prolunga, foglia, foglioItalian
- 木の葉, 葉, 葉っぱ, 一枚Japanese
- godhongJavanese
- ფოთოლიGeorgian
- жапырақKazakh
- piluKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ស្លឹកឈើ, ស្លឹកKhmer
- ಎಲೆKannada
- 잎, 안장Korean
- گهڵاKurdish
- жалбыракKyrgyz
- pagina, frons, folium, schedaLatin
- ekikoolaGanda
- ໃບໄມ້, ໃບLao
- lapasLithuanian
- loksne, lapaLatvian
- rau, whārangiMāori
- лист, крило, разлистуваMacedonian
- ഇലMalayalam
- хуудас, навчMongolian
- पर्ण, दल, पत्रMarathi
- daun, dedaunMalay
- အရွက်Burmese
- blad, løvNorwegian
- पातNepali
- blad, plaat, bladeren, krijgenDutch
- blad, lauvNorwegian Nynorsk
- blad, folie, ark, løvNorwegian
- atʼąąʼNavajo, Navaho
- fuèlhaOccitan
- aniibiishibag, ᐊᓂᐱᐦᐡ, ᐊᓂᐱᐦᔑᐸᐟ, ᐊᓂᐱᐦᔕᐣ, aniibiish, ᐊᓂᐱᐦᔑᐸᑯᐣ, aniibiishan, aniibiishibagoonOjibwe, Ojibwa
- ପତ୍ରOriya
- paṇṇaPāli
- liść, kartkaPolish
- پاڼهPashto, Pushto
- folha, abaPortuguese
- feglRomansh
- foaie, frunză, folieRomanian
- лист, листы́, ли́стьяRussian
- پنSindhi
- лист, list, liska, лискаSerbo-Croatian
- කොළය, කොළේSinhala, Sinhalese
- listSlovak
- list, olistati seSlovene
- caleenSomali
- gjetheAlbanian
- löv, blad, skiva, klaff, lövas, spricka utSwedish
- msahafu, janiSwahili
- இலைTamil
- పత్రం, ఆకుTelugu
- баргTajik
- ใบไม้, ใบThai
- ýaprakTurkmen
- dahonTagalog
- yaprakTurkish
- яфракTatar
- листUkrainian
- پتیUrdu
- barg, yaproqUzbek
- láVietnamese
- foyeWalloon
- xobWolof
- igqabiXhosa
- בלאַטYiddish
- ewéYoruba
- ikhasi, iqabiZulu
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