leaf
English Thesaurus
1. hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | section, segment, |
| definition | : | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | drop-leaf, |
| definition | : | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | dinner table, |
| definition | : | the dining table where dinner is served and eaten (noun.artifact) |
2. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | flyleaf, |
| definition | : | a blank leaf in the front or back of a book (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | interleaf, |
| definition | : | a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | page, |
| definition | : | one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains (noun.communication) |
3. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | plant organ, |
| definition | : | a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cataphyll, |
| definition | : | a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | floral leaf, |
| definition | : | a modified leaf that is part of a flower (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dandelion green, |
| definition | : | the foliage of the dandelion plant (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pitcher, |
| definition | : | (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | sporophyl, sporophyll, |
| definition | : | leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | blade, leaf blade, |
| definition | : | especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | amplexicaul leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf with its base clasping the stem (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | leaflet, |
| definition | : | part of a compound leaf (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | frond, |
| definition | : | compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | pad, |
| definition | : | the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | scale, scale leaf, |
| definition | : | a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | fig leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf from a fig tree (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | simple leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf that is not divided into parts (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | compound leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | entire leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | crenate leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having a scalloped margin (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | serrate leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dentate leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having a toothed margin (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | emarginate leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having a notch at the apex (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | erose leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | runcinate leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | lobed leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having deeply indented margins (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | parallel-veined leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | parted leaf, |
| definition | : | a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | rosette, |
| definition | : | a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground) (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | venation, |
| definition | : | (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | lobe, |
| definition | : | (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | leaf form, leaf shape, |
| definition | : | any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume (noun.shape) |
| substance holonym | : | parenchyma, |
| definition | : | the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems (noun.plant) |
4. produce leaves, of plants (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | acquire, develop, get, grow, produce, |
| definition | : | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body) |
5. turn over pages (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | turn, turn over, |
| definition | : | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of (verb.motion) |
6. look through a book or other written material (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | peruse, |
| definition | : | examine or consider with attention and in detail (verb.perception) |
7. hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cusp, leaflet, |
| definition | : | a thin triangular flap of a heart valve (noun.body) |
8. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | leaf, |
| definition | : | turn over pages (verb.motion) |
9. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | leaflet, |
| definition | : | part of a compound leaf (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | leaf, |
| definition | : | produce leaves, of plants (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | foliate, |
| definition | : | grow leaves (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | leafy, |
| definition | : | having or covered with leaves (adj.all) |
10. produce leaves, of plants (verb.body)
| derivation | : | foliage, leaf, leafage, |
| definition | : | the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant) |
11. turn over pages (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | folio, leaf, folio, leaf, |
| definition | : | a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (noun.communication) |
12. hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | cusp, leaflet, |
| definition | : | a thin triangular flap of a heart valve (noun.body) |
13. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | leaf, |
| definition | : | turn over pages (verb.motion) |
14. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | leaflet, |
| definition | : | part of a compound leaf (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | leaf, |
| definition | : | produce leaves, of plants (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | foliate, |
| definition | : | grow leaves (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | leafy, |
| definition | : | having or covered with leaves (adj.all) |
15. produce leaves, of plants (verb.body)
| derivation | : | foliage, leaf, leafage, |
| definition | : | the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants (noun.plant) |
16. turn over pages (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | folio, leaf, folio, leaf, |
| definition | : | a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) (noun.communication) |
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