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Etymology[]
A leaf.
Middle English leef, from Old English lēaf, from Proto-Germanic *lauƀan (cf. Dutch loof, German Laub), from Proto-Indo-European *leup- 'to peel, break off' (cf. Irish luibh 'herb', Latin liber 'bast; book', Lithuanian lúoba 'bark', Russian lub 'bast', Albanian labë 'rind', Ancient Greek lypē 'great pear').
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Leaf (leaves)
- The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
- A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
- gold leaf
- A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
- (in plural) Tea leaves.
- A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
- 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
- (botany) A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
- (computing, mathematics) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
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Translations[]
part of a plant
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anything resembling the leaf of a plant
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sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin
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sheet of a book
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tea leaves — see tea leaves
flat section used to extend a table
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computing, mathematics: a tree node without descendants
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Verb[]
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to Leaf (third-person singular simple present -, present participle -, simple past and past participle -)
- (intransitive) To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
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Terms derived from the verb to leaf
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to produce leaves
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See also[]
- foliage
- frond
- needle
References[]
- Leaf in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Leaf at OneLook® Dictionary Search
Anagrams[]
- aefl,
- alef
- flea
- Lafe
Old English[]
Pronunciation[]
- IPA: /ˈlæ:ɑf/
Etymology 1[]
From Proto-Germanic *lauƀā. Cognate with Old High German *louba (German Laube).
Noun[]
lēaf f. (plural lēafe)
- permission
Descendants[]
- English: leave
Etymology 2[]
From Proto-Germanic *lauƀo-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leup- (“‘to peel, break off’”). Cognate with Old Saxon lōf (Dutch loof), Old High German loup (German Laub), Old Norse lauf (Danish løv, Swedish löv), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (laufs).
Noun[]
lēaf n.
- leaf
- page
Descendants[]
- English: leaf
Scots[]
Etymology[]
From Old English lēaf.
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Leaf ({{{1}}})
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West Frisian[]
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- [[w:Template:Fy phonology|IPA]]: /lɪ:f/
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leaf c. (pl. leaven)
- leaf, especially a long leaf, like a blade of grass
Adjective[]
leaf (c., pl. form leave)
- friendly, kind, cordial
Adverb[]
leaf
- in a friendly manner, kindly, cordially
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