leaf

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 2 Old English 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.1.1 Descendants 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Noun 2.3.1.1 Descendants 3 Scots 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 West Frisian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.3 Adjective 4.4 Adverb

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From Old English lēaf Proto-Germanic *laubaz Proto-Indo-European *leup- (“‘to peel, break off’”)

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• enPR: lēf, IPA: /liːf/, SAMPA: /li:f/
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• Rhymes: -iːf

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leaf (plural leaves)

1. An organ of a plant typically divided into a flattened portion (the blade) and a narrow stalk (the petiole) and serving as the principal site of photosynthesis and transpiration.
2. Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
3. A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.

   gold leaf

4. A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
5. (in plural leaves) Tea leaves.
6. A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
7. (computing, mathematics) In a tree, a node that has no descendants.

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to leaf (third-person singular simple present leafs, present participle leafing, simple past and past participle leafed)

1. (intransitive) To produce leaves; put forth foliage.

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• foliage
• frond
• needle

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• IPA: /ˈlæ:ɑf/

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From Proto-Germanic *lauƀā. Cognate with Old High German *louba (German Laube).

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lēaf f. (plural lēafe)

1. permission

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• English: leave

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From Proto-Germanic *lauƀo-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leup- (“‘to peel, break off’”). Cognate with Old Saxon lōf (Dutch loof), Old High German loup (German Laub), Old Norse lauf (Danish løv, Swedish löv), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (laufs).

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lēaf n.

1. leaf
2. page

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• English: leaf

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From Old English lēaf.

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leaf (plural leafs)

1. leaf

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• IPA: /lɪ:f/

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leaf c. (pl. leaven)

1. leaf, especially a long leaf, like a blade of grass

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leaf (c., pl. form leave)

1. friendly, kind, cordial

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leaf

1. in a friendly manner, kindly, cordially