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Meanings of leaf in English

Russian
листовая пластинка
Portuguese
afilo
Spanish
hojas
Catalan
fulle
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Main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting of a flat green blade attached to the stem directly or by a stalk.

        листовая пластинка
        Wikidata

        Unit of extent that consists of a single bound or fastened sheet as a subunit of a volume; each leaf consists of two pages, one on each side, either or both of which may be blank.

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              Portuguese
              folhas
              Catalan
              fulla
              Spanish
              follaje

              The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.

                    folhas
                    Portuguese
                    folhas
                    Catalan
                    foli
                    Spanish
                    folio

                    A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

                          folhas
                          Usage of leaf in English
                          1
                          However, field evidence for such effect of conspecific leaf litter remains absent.
                          Pubmed
                          2
                          That red rose in the snow- Ihavethe leaf in my breviary.
                          The Herd Boy and His Hermit
                          3
                          The bambu set up is the mast; the leaf is the sail.
                          A Little Book of Filipino Riddles
                          4
                          Late last year, Dotcom claimed he had turned over a new leaf.
                          The Guardian
                          5
                          Perhaps it's simply a change in leaf physiology linked to cooling temperatures.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          Over the leaf the report in the morning paper had been reprinted.
                          The Invisible Man
                          7
                          And experts say countries are taking a leaf out of Sweden's book.
                          News.com.au
                          8
                          Leafcutter bees use tiny, circular bits of leaf; mason bees use mud.
                          Independent.ie
                          9
                          The leaf was now placed in cold water, and in 7 hrs.
                          Insectivorous Plants
                          10
                          The flower-cluster leaves a round scar in the leaf-axil, as in Cherry.
                          Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf / For t...
                          11
                          The leaf of any deciduous tree contains a number of different pigments.
                          The new yorker
                          12
                          There should be the bud, the leaf, the flower, in natural sequence.
                          The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. / Interviews
                          13
                          The rudiments of an Irish Grammar and Prosody; the first leaf wanting.
                          The Journal of Sir Walter Scott / From the Original Manuscript a...
                          14
                          The night was breathless; not a leaf of the elm trees quivered.
                          Flamsted quarries
                          15
                          However, Apple might finally be taking a leaf out of Android's book.
                          The South African
                          16
                          There is no number to the particular colour of the one leaf.
                          Hills and the Sea
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                          Leaf through the time
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