leaf (n.)

  1. the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

    [ Syn: leafage , foliage ]

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

    [ Syn: folio ]

  3. hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

    leaf (v.)

  1. look through a book or other written material; He thumbed through the report; She leafed through the volume

    [ Syn: flick , flip , thumb , riffle , riff ]

  2. turn over pages; leaf through a book; leaf a manuscript'

  3. produce leaves, of plants

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