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leaf

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The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

Examples :

"The maple tree outside the school had beautiful, green leaves. "

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Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.

Examples :

"The intricate, thin leaf-like patterns on the origami crane were beautiful. "

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A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.

Examples :

"gold leaf"

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A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).

Examples :

"The textbook had 200 leaves, meaning there were 400 pages. "

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(in the plural) Tea leaves.

Examples :

"Grandma brews a strong cup of tea using the dried leaf. "

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A flat section used to extend the size of a table.

Examples :

"The dining table needed a leaf to seat all the family for Sunday dinner. "

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A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.

Examples :

"The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side."

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A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.

Examples :

"The plant's unusual leaves were shaped like tiny stars, a fascinating example of specialization. "

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In a tree, a node that has no descendants.

Examples :

"The family tree diagram shows that Grandpa is a leaf, meaning he has no more children. "

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The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.

Examples :

"The butcher carefully trimmed the leaf fat from the pig kidney before preparing it for sale. "

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One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.

Examples :

"The tiny leaf of the gear wheel was worn down, causing the machine to make a grinding noise. "

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noun

Examples :

"He was caught with a small amount of leaf in his backpack. "

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(4chan) A Canadian person.

Examples :

"My friend, a leaf, told me about the hockey game last night. "

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To produce leaves; put forth foliage.

Examples :

"The young oak tree is leafing out, showing new green leaves all over its branches. "

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To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.

Examples :

"The lettuce in our burgers is 100% hand-leafed."

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