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noun
The leaves of plants collectively; foliage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: leaf, foliage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant organ
Narrower terms: cataphyll, floral leaf, dandelion green, pitcher, sporophyll, sporophyl, blade, leaf blade, amplexicaul leaf, greenery, verdure, leaflet, frond, pad, scale, scale leaf, fig leaf, simple leaf, compound leaf, entire leaf, crenate leaf, serrate leaf, dentate leaf, emarginate leaf, erose leaf, runcinate leaf, lobed leaf, parallel-veined leaf, parted leaf, prickly-edged leaf, rosette
History
Etymology tree English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English leafage From leaf + -age.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
