Look up: leaf


  1. leaf
    An organ found in most vascular plants; it consists of a flat lamina (blade) and a petiole (stalk). Many flowering plants have additionally a pair of small stipules near the base of the petiole.
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_8.html

  2. Leaf
    The lateral organ of a stem. In grasses it consists of sheath and blade.
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  3. leaf
    [n] - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants 2. [n] - a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) 3. [n] - hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) 4. [v] - turn over the pages of 5. [v] - turn o...
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  4. LEAF
    Law Enforcement Access Field
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  5. Leaf
    The word ‘teeth`, applied to the projections on a gear-wheel, is replaced by ‘leaves` when speaking of a pinion.
    Found op http://www.timtemplewatches.com/information_watch_dictionary1.html

  6. Leaf
    See also PAGE (395), RECTO (471), VERSO (566) A single sheet of paper, recto and verso, making two pages of a book; the basic bibliographical unit of a book
    Found op http://www.ifla.org/VII/s30/pub/mg1.htm#5

  7. Leaf
    The inner or outer wall of a cavity wall construction.
    Found op http://www.selfbuildabc.co.uk/self-build-glossary.html

  8. Leaf
    The inner or outer wall of a cavity wall construction.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20704

  9. Leaf
    Two sheets of membrane enclosing the permeate spacer to form a leak-free envelope
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  10. Leaf
    A vegetative organ which, when complete, consists of a flat blade, a petiole or stalk, and (usually two) small leafy appendages at the base of the petiole.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20901

  11. Leaf
    Leaf (lēf) noun ; plural Leaves (lēvz). [ Middle English leef , lef , leaf , Anglo-Saxon leáf ; akin to S. lōf , OFries. laf , Dutch loof foliage, German laub
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/23

  12. Leaf
    Leaf (lēf) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Leafed (lēft); present participle & verbal noun Leafing .] To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/23



  1. leaf
    To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. ... Origin: OE. Leef, lef, leaf, AS. Leaf; akin to S. Lf, OFries. Laf, D. Loof foliage, G. Laub,OHG. Loub leaf, foliage, Icel. Lauf, Sw. Lof, Dan. Lov, Goth. Laufs; cf. Lith. Lapas. Cf. Lodge. ... 1. <botany> A colour...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?leaf

  2. leaf
    folio noun a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=leaf

  3. leaf
    noun hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
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  4. leaf
    leafage noun the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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  5. leaf
    verb produce leaves, of plants
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  6. leaf
    verb turn over pages; `leaf through a book`; `leaf a manuscript`
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  7. Leaf
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) Something which is like a leaf in bei...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/leaf/

  8. leaf
    (from the article `Novikov, Sergey Petrovich`) ...of Mathematicians in Nice, France, in 1970. One of his most impressive contributions in the field of topology was his work on ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/26

  9. leaf
    in botany, any usually flattened green outgrowth from the stem of a vascular plant. Leaves manufacture food for plants, which in turn ultimately ... [40 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/26

  10. Leaf
    Leaf is slang for cannabis.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZL.HTM

  11. Leaf
    Leaf is slang for cannabis.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZL.HTM

  12. Leaf
    [disambiguation] Leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. Leaf may also refer to: ==Various== ==People== ==Fictional characters== ==Organisations== ==Bands== ==Science== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_(disambiguation)

  13. Leaf
    [Japanese company] 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 it is often compared) are the most popular and successful dedicated visual novel studios operating today.{Fact|date=Au...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_(Japanese_company)

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