LEAF CUTTER

Definition: LEAF CUTTER

LEAF CUTTER

1. (Zo["o]l.), any one of various species of wild bees of the genus Megachile , which cut rounded pieces from the edges of leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the construction of their nests, which are made in holes and crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the common American species are M. brevis and M. centuncularis . Called also rose-cutting bee .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Anagrams: LEAF CUTTER

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	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-l-r-t-t-u"
	-1 letter: reluctate.
	-2 letters: aflutter, cultrate, eructate, raclette, ulcerate.
	-3 letters: careful, clatter, clutter, curette, curtate, facture, feature, feculae, ferulae, flatter, flutter, furcate, lecture, lettuce, reflate, reflect, refutal, tactful, tartufe, tearful, treacle, tutelar.
	-4 letters: acuter, afreet, artful, carful, cartel, cattle, cerate, cereal, claret, create, curate, curtal, cutler, cutlet, cutter, cuttle, earful, ecarte, elater, eluate, facete, falter, fatter, faucet, feater, fecula, ferula, ferule, fetter, fettle, fluter, fueler, fulcra, latter, lefter, letter, rattle, rectal, reface, refect, refelt, reflet, refuel, refute, relace, relate, reluct, tauter, tectal, telfer, tercel, tercet, tufter, turtle.
	-5 letters: acute, after, alert, alter, arete, artel, caret, carle, carte, cater, clear, cleat, cleft, craft, crate, creel, cruel, cruet, culet, curet, cuter, eater, eclat, elate, elect, elute, erect, eruct, facer, facet, farce, farle, fault, fecal, feral, fetal, feuar, flare, fleer, fleet, flute, lacer, laree, later, latte, lucre, lutea, ratel, react, recta, recut, refel, relet, tacet, taler, tater, tecta, telae, terce, tetra, trace, tract, treat, truce, tutee, ulcer, ultra, urate, ureal, utter.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-f-l-r-t-t-u"
	+4 letters: interfaculties, ultraefficient.
	+5 letters: ultracentrifuge.
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