Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Having a leaf or leaves (of the specified kind).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: leaved
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of leaf
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: leaved
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English leaf Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English leafed From leaf + -ed (having).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
