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Noun leaf has 3 senses
- leaf, leafage, foliage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
--1 is a kind of plant organ
--1 has parts: venation; lobe; leaf shape, leaf form
--1 has substances: parenchyma
--1 has particulars:
- leaf, folio - a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
--2 is a kind of sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper
--2 is a part of written communication, written language
--2 has particulars: flyleaf; interleaf; page
- leaf - hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)
--3 is a kind of section, segment
--3 is a part of dinner table
--3 has particulars: drop-leaf
Verb leaf has 3 senses
- flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
--1 is one way to peruse
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- leaf - turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
--2 is one way to turn, turn over
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- leaf - produce leaves, of plants
--3 is one way to grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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