leaf

Noun
  1. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (synset 113173519)
    is a type of: plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
    subtypes:
    • cataphyll - a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
    • floral leaf - a modified leaf that is part of a flower
    • dandelion green - the foliage of the dandelion plant
    • pitcher - (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
    • sporophyl, sporophyll - leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia
    • blade, leaf blade - especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
    • amplexicaul leaf - a leaf with its base clasping the stem
    • greenery, verdure - green foliage
    • leaflet - part of a compound leaf
    • frond - compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
    • pad - the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
    • scale, scale leaf - a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
    • betel, betel leaf - a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper
    • fig leaf - a leaf from a fig tree
    • simple leaf - a leaf that is not divided into parts
    • compound leaf - a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
    • entire leaf - a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations
    • crenate leaf - a leaf having a scalloped margin
    • serrate leaf - a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
    • dentate leaf - a leaf having a toothed margin
    • emarginate leaf - a leaf having a notch at the apex
    • erose leaf - a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed
    • runcinate leaf - a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf
    • lobed leaf - a leaf having deeply indented margins
    • parallel-veined leaf - a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem
    • parted leaf - a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
    • prickly-edged leaf - a leaf having prickly margins
    • rosette - a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
    has:
    • venation - (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf
    • lobe - (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided
    • leaf form, leaf shape - any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
    substance holonym: parenchyma - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
    same as: foliage, leafage
  2. A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (synset 106266806)
    is a type of: piece of paper, sheet, sheet of paper - paper used for writing or printing
    subtypes:
    • flyleaf - a blank leaf in the front or back of a book
    • interleaf - a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book
    • page - one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
    is a part of: black and white, written communication, written language - communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
    same as: folio
  3. Hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) (synset 103657552)
    is a type of: section, segment - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
    subtypes: drop-leaf - a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket
    is a part of: dinner table - the dining table where dinner is served and eaten
Verb
  1. Look through a book or other written material (synset 202157453)
    "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
    is a type of: peruse - examine or consider with attention and in detail
    same as: flick, flip, riff, riffle, thumb
  2. Turn over pages (synset 202094104)
    "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
    is a type of: turn, turn over - cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
  3. Produce leaves, of plants (synset 200095501)
    is a type of: acquire, develop, get, grow, produce - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

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