leaf : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex
  abruptly-pinnate leaf.
  

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• noun the leaf of a conifer
  needle.
  

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• noun a leaf narrowing to a slender point
  

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• noun a leaf with its base clasping the stem
  

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• (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle.

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• a small appended leaf.

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• one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.

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• noun dried leaf of the bay laurel
  

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• the leaf of the bay tree (Laurus nobilis). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste.

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• noun tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
  mint geranium; balsam herb; alecost; Tanacetum balsamita; Chrysanthemum balsamita; costmary.
  

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• noun maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
  Acer macrophyllum; Oregon maple.
  

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• noun a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
  twice-pinnate; bijugate leaf.
  

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• noun a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets
  twice-pinnate; bijugate leaf.
  

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• noun a leaf having pinnate leaflets; as ferns
  

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• noun small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
  Fenusa pusilla.
  

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• noun small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers
  common heath; Epacris obtusifolia.
  

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• brass made into very thin sheets; called also Dutch gold.

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• adjective satellite having relatively broad rather than needlelike or scalelike leaves
  broad-leaved; broadleaf.
  

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Broad"-leaved`, Broad"-leafed` adjective (Also<

• Broad-leaved
• Broad-leafed

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1. Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves. Keats.

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• (Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one side and concave on the other.

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• noun very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
  Pinus californiarum.
  

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• noun yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan
  

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• noun a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
  

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• (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk.

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• noun a heart-shaped leaf
  

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• noun a leaf having a scalloped margin
  

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• noun a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base
  

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• noun European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California
  curly pondweed; Potamogeton crispus.
  

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• adjective satellite having curly leaves
  curly-leaved.
  

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• noun a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound
  

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• noun a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta
  

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• (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base.

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• noun a leaf having a toothed margin
  

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• noun a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate
  

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• noun a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket
  

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• noun a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface
  

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• a kind of brass rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in Holland to ornament toys and paper; called also Dutch mineral, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.

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• noun a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse
  

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• noun a long slender leaf
  elongate leaf.
  

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• noun a leaf having a notch at the apex
  

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• noun a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris
  

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• noun a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations
  

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• noun a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed
  

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• noun a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex
  abruptly-pinnate leaf.
  

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• adjective satellite having fan-shaped leaves
  fan-leaved.
  

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• noun a leaf from a fig tree
  
• noun a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful
  

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• the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate covering; a symbol for affected modesty.

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• adjective satellite having fine leaves
  fine-leaved.
  

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Five"-leaf` noun

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1. Cinquefoil; five-finger.

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Five"-leafed`, Five"-leaved` adjective (Also<

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• Five-leaved

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1. (Bot.) Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.

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• noun any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
  mullein; velvet plant.
  

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• noun a variety of parsley having flat leaves
  Italian parsley; Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum.
  

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• noun a modified leaf that is part of a flower
  

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• an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc.

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• noun yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
  four-lined plant bug; Poecilocapsus lineatus.
  

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• noun a very thin form of gold foil
  

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• gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.

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• noun tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
  Begonia dregei; grape-leaf begonia.
  

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• adjective satellite having leaves that resemble grass
  grassy-leaved.
  

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• noun medium-sized five-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones
  Torrey's pine; sabine pine; Torrey pine; Pinus torreyana; soledad pine.
  

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• noun a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base
  

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• noun wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
  Asarum shuttleworthii; heartleaf.
  
• noun evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
  Asarum virginicum; heartleaf.
  

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• noun California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
  islay; Prunus ilicifolia; evergreen cherry; holly-leaved cherry.
  

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• noun erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves
  Aglaonema modestum; Chinese evergreen.
  

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• noun a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end
  

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• adjective satellite having relatively large leaves
  large-leaved.
  

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• noun beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks
  Swiss chard; Beta vulgaris cicla; chard plant; chard; spinach beet.
  
• noun long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves
  Swiss chard; chard; spinach beet.
  

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• noun brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
  chrysomelid.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves; esp., any species of the family Chrysomelidæ, as the potato beetle and helmet beetle.

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• noun especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
  blade.
  

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• noun any blight causing a browning and falling of the leaves of a plant
  

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• a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which swings vertically on hinges.

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• noun a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop
  

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• (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a leafy branch.

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• noun small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
  plant bug.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any butterfly which, in the form and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus Kallima, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.

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• noun a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall
  needle blight; needle cast.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a small moth (Phycis indigenella), the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree, and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves together in clusters.

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• (Zoöl.) , any one of various species of wild bees of the genus Megachile, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the construction of their nests, which are made in holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the common American species are M. brevis and M. centuncularis. Called also rose-cutting bee.

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• noun any plant disease localized in the foliage
  

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• noun fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard
  leaf fat.
  

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• the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the body of an animal.

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• (Zoöl.), a jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidæ.

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• noun any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
  leaf form.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any tree frog of the genus Phyllomedusa.

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• .(Bot.) See Chlorophyll.

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• (Zoöl.), any small jumping hemipterous insect of the genus Tettigonia, and allied genera. They live upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See Live hopper.

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• noun tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
  leaf insect.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several genera and species of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus Phyllium, in which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and the East Indies.

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• noun fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lard
  leaf fat.
  

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• lard from leaf fat. See under Lard.

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• noun distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head
  Lactuca sativa crispa.
  
• noun lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head
  leaf lettuce.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an aphid.

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• metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.

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• noun any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae
  leaf miner.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of various small lepidopterous and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree leaf miner (Lithocolletis geminatella).

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• noun soil composed mainly of decaying leaves
  leaf mould; leaf mold.
  

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• noun soil composed mainly of decaying leaves
  leaf mould; leaf mold.
  

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• noun Asiatic mustard used as a potherb
  Brassica juncea; chinese mustard; indian mustard; gai choi.
  
• noun leaves eaten as cooked greens
  Indian mustard; mustard; mustard greens.
  

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• noun (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
  node.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a pale bluish green beetle (Artipus Floridanus), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the leaves of orange trees.

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• noun moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
  leaf roller.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of plants. See Tortrix.

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• (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has fallen.

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• noun plant disease causing a burned or scorched appearance of the foliage
  

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• (Zoöl.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges together with silk, as if sewn; esp., Phoxopteris nubeculana, which feeds upon the apple tree.

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• noun any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
  leaf form.
  

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• a hinges sight on a firearm, which can be raised or folded down.

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• noun soil composed mainly of decaying leaves
  leaf mould; leaf mold.
  

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• noun long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together
  

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• (Zoöl.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk; esp., Teras cinderella, found on the apple tree.

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• (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a leaf.

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• a valve which moves on a hinge.

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• (Zoöl.), a sawfiy.

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• noun an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
  codex.
  

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• noun bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
  leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutter.
  

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• noun bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
  leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutter.
  

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• noun bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
  leaf-cutter bee; leaf-cutter.
  

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• noun large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
  leaf-foot bug.
  

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Leaf"-foot`ed adjective

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1. (Zoöl.) Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus).

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• noun large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
  leaf-foot bug.
  

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• adjective satellite resembling a leaf
  leaflike.
  

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• noun any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae
  leaf miner.
  

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Leaf"-nosed` noun

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1. (Zoöl.) Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire.

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• noun bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae
  leafnose bat.
  

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• noun any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America
  

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• noun moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
  leaf roller.
  

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• (Bot.), a low shrub (Cassandra calyculata), growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen, coriaceous, scurfy leaves.

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• adjective satellite having leathery leaves
  leather-leaved.
  

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• noun a long slender leaf
  elongate leaf.
  

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Li"on's leaf`

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1. (Bot.) A South European plant of the genus Leontice (L. leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap.

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• noun Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
  rusty rig; Botany Bay fig; Port Jackson fig; Ficus rubiginosa.
  

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• noun a leaf having deeply indented margins
  

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• noun lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head
  leaf lettuce.
  

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• noun a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre
  

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• noun the emblem of Canada
  

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• noun tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers
  Begonia dregei; grape-leaf begonia.
  

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• noun reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia
  soft flag; narrow-leaved reedmace; Typha angustifolia; lesser bullrush.
  

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• noun plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona
  Penstemon linarioides.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form.

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• noun a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before
  

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• noun a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base
  

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• . (Bot.) (a) A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position. (b) A leaf having one half different from the other.

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• noun a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides
  

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• noun an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base
  

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• noun a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip
  

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• noun a pinnate leaf with a single leaflet at the apex
  

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• noun circular or nearly circular leaf
  

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• (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular.

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• noun an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base
  

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• noun showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
  mole plant; Euphorbia heterophylla; Japanese poinsettia.
  

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• noun poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
  fire-on-the-mountain; Mexican fire plant; Euphorbia cyathophora.
  
• noun tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
  lobster plant; Euphorbia pulcherrima; Mexican flameleaf; Christmas star; poinsettia; Christmas flower.
  

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• noun any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers
  rex begonia; Begonia rex; king begonia; beefsteak geranium.
  

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• noun a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point
  

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• noun a fiddle-shaped leaf
  pandurate leaf.
  

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• noun a fiddle-shaped leaf
  pandurate leaf.
  

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• noun a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem
  

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• noun a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
  

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• noun a leaf having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided
  

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• noun a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf
  

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• noun a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem
  

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• noun a variety of adelgid
  Pineus pinifoliae.
  

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• noun a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis
  

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• adjective satellite having pinnate leaves
  pinnate-leaved.
  

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• noun small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn
  Acer argutum.
  

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• noun a leaf having prickly margins
  

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• adjective satellite having prickly leaves
  prickly-leaved.
  

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• noun a compound leaf having five leaflets
  

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• noun a simple kidney-shaped leaf
  

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• (Bot.), a radical leaf. See Radical, a., 3 (b).

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• noun a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf
  

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• noun a leaf shaped like an arrow head
  sagittate-leaf.
  

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• noun a leaf shaped like an arrow head
  sagittate-leaf.
  

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• noun tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit
  damson plum; Chrysophyllum oliviforme; satinleaf; caimitillo.
  

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• noun a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
  scale.
  

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• noun embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
  cotyledon.
  

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• (Bot.), a cotyledon.

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• (Bot.), a seed leaf, or cotyleden.

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• noun a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
  

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• (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish white flowers.

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• noun large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
  shortleaf pine; Pinus echinata; shortleaf yellow pine.
  

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• adjective satellite having glossy leaves
  silky-leaved.
  

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• leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very thin.

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• adjective satellite having silvery leaves
  silvery-leaved; silver-leaved; silver-leafed.
  

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• adjective satellite having silvery leaves
  silvery-leaved; silver-leaved; silver-leafed.
  

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• noun a leaf that is not divided into parts
  

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• noun pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
  single-leaf pine; Pinus monophylla; single-leaf.
  

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• noun pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
  single-leaf pine; Pinus monophylla; single-leaf.
  

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• noun pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine
  single-leaf pine; Pinus monophylla; single-leaf.
  

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• a leaf from which the pulpy part has been removed by chemical means, the fibrous part alone remaining.

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• noun spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base
  

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• adjective satellite having spiny leaves
  spiny-leaved.
  

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• noun rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers
  Begonia heracleifolia; star begonia.
  

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• (Bot.), a leaf growing from the stem of a plant, as contrasted with a basal or radical leaf.

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• . (a) The leaf of the strawberry . (b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves . "The strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on her ladyship's heart." Thackeray.

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of moths whose larvæ roll up, and feed upon, the leaves of the strawberry vine; especially, Phoxopteris fragariæ, and Eccopsis permundana.

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Strip"-leaf` noun

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1. Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.

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• (Bot.), horse sugar. See under Horse.

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• noun wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
  tahoka daisy; Machaeranthera tanacetifolia.
  

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• noun dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea
  tea.
  
  • the store shelves held many different kinds of tea
  • they threw the tea into Boston harbor

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Three"-leafed`, Three"-leaved` adjective (Also<

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1. (Bot.) (a) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade. (b) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the leaflets arranged in threes.

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• (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts, the sinuses extending not more than half way to the middle, and either the parts of the sinuses being rounded.

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• (Bot.), a leaf having three distinct and prominent ribs, or nerves, extending from the base.

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• (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate.

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• to console one's self as best one can. Obs. Chaucer.

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• to make a radical change for the better in one's way of living or doing. Colloq.

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• noun having three leaflets
  

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• (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus Sarracenia.

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• adjective satellite having two leaves
  two-leaved.
  

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• (Bot.), an American perennial herb (Dyphylleia cymosa), having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves.

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• (Bot.), a leaf investing the stem or branch by its base, which has the form of a tube.

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• noun arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States
  tree mallow; velvetleaf; Lavatera arborea.
  
• noun tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
  Abutilon theophrasti; velvetleaf; China jute; velvetweed; butter-print; Indian mallow.
  

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• (Bot.), a leaf having vessels branching, or variously divided, over its surface.

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• (Zoöl.), a small moth (Desmia maculalis) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black, spotted with white.

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• noun ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip
  Asplenium rhizophyllum; Camptosorus rhizophyllus; walking fern.
  
• noun tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
  leaf insect.
  

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• . (a) (Bot.) A little American fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus); so called because the fronds taper into slender prolongations which often root at the apex, thus producing new plants. (b) (Zoöl.) A leaf insect. See under Leaf.

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• noun a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew
  Falcatifolium taxoides.
  

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