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Word: Leaf
Speech Type: Noun
Old English lēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loof and German Laub
liːf
a flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk. Leaves are the main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration
Short Definition:structure of higher plant
Examples:- many of the trees had lost their leaves
- bay leaves
- an oak leaf
a thing that resembles a leaf in being flat and thin.
Short Definition:thing resembling leaf
Word: Leaf
Speech Type: Verb
liːf
(of a plant, especially a deciduous one in spring) put out new leaves
Short Definition:put out new leaves
Examples:- many plants need a period of dormancy before they leaf and flower
turn over (the pages of a book or the papers in a pile), reading them quickly or casually
Short Definition:look through papers or pages
Examples:- he leafed through the stack of notes
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