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leaf

noun

1 leaf

The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.

synonyms: foliage, leafage.

Roget 204: layer, stratum, strata, course, bed, zone, substratum, substrata, floor, flag, stage, story, tier, slab, ... show more

Roget 367: vegetable, vegetable kingdom; flora, verdure.    plant; tree, shrub, bush; creeper; herb, herbage; grass.    annual; ... show more

Roget 51: part, portion; dose; item, particular; aught, any; division, ward; subdivision, section; chapter, clause, count, ... show more

Dutch: lover, gebladerte, blaadje, blad
Polish: liƛcisko

2 leaf

A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book).

synonym: folio.

Roget 593: booklet; writing, work, volume, tome, opuscule; tract, tractate; livret; brochure, libretto, handbook, codex, manual, ... show more

Dutch: blad

3 leaf

Hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door).

Dutch: plaat, blad

verb

1 leaf

Look through a book or other written material:
— She leafed through the volume.

synonyms: flick, flip, riff, riffle, thumb.

Dutch: bladeren

2 leaf

Turn over pages.

3 leaf

Produce leaves, of plants.


Moby thesaurus: Burley, Cuban, Havana, Havana seed, Latakia, Maryland, Russian, Turkish, Virginia, acknowledgments, back, back matter, bastard title, bibliography, blade, bract, bracteole, bractlet, bright, bud ... show more.

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