Leaf

Definition: Leaf

Leaf

Noun

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

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

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

Verb

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

2. Turn over the pages of; "leaf a book".

3. Turn over pages; "leaf through a book".

4. Produce leaves, of plants.

Date "leaf" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definition
Computing	LEAF 1. LISP Extended Algebraic Facility. 2. "LEAF: A Language which Integrates Logic, Equations and Functions", R. Barbuti et al in Logic Programming, Functions Relations and Equations, D. DeGroot et al eds, P-H 1986, pp.201-238. leaf (Or "terminal node") In a tree, a node which has no daughter. (1998-11-14). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Bible	Leaf of a tree. The olive-leaf mentioned Gen. 8:11. The barren fig-tree had nothing but leaves (Matt. 21:19; Mark 11:13). The oak-leaf is mentioned Isa. 1:30; 6:13. There are numerous allusions to leaves, their flourishing, their decay, and their restoration (Lev. 26:36; Isa. 34:4; Jer. 8:13; Dan. 4:12, 14, 21; Mark 11:13; 13:28). The fresh leaf is a symbol of prosperity (Ps. 1:3; Jer. 17:8; Ezek. 47:12); the faded, of decay (Job 13:25; Isa. 1:30; 64:6; Jer. 8:13). Leaf of a door (1 Kings 6:34), the valve of a folding door. Leaf of a book (Jer. 36:23), perhaps a fold of a roll. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Fine Arts	In practice, the number of leaves in the diaphragm of the average camera lens covering the popular. . . format is ten. Source: European Union. (references)
Food & Agriculture	Leaf of the vine. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Leaf Before the invention of paper one of the substances employed for writing was the leaves of certain plants. In the British Museum are some writings on leaves from the Malabar coast, and several copies of the Bible written on palm-leaves. The reverse and obverse pages of a book are still called leaves: and the double page of a ledger is termed a "folio," from folium (a leaf). Leaf (Anglo-Saxon ieaf.) To take a leaf out of [my] book. To imitate me; to do as I do. The allusion is to literary plagiarisms. To turn over a new leaf. To amend one's ways. The French equivalent is "Je lia ferai chanter une autre chanson. " But in English, "To make a person sing another tune," means to make him eat his words, or change his note for one he will not like so well. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Math	A terminal or "bottom" item of a tree, i.e., an item with no child. More formally, a vertex with degree one. See the figure at tree. (references)
Mining	A very thin sheet or plate of metal, as gold. (references)
Slang in 1811	LEAF. To go off with the fall of the leaf; to be hanged: criminals in Dublin being turned off from the outside of the prison by the falling of a board, propped up, and moving on a hinge, like the leaf of a table. IRISH TERM. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Fallen leaf of a maple. Note areas where chlorophyll (green) has been destroyed now show yellow pigmentation

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
LEAF	English	Law enforcement access field	Computing
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Leaf

Synonyms: foliage (n), folio (n), leafage (n), flick (v), flip (v), riff (v), riffle (v), thumb (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Agitation	Verb: be agitated; shake; tremble, tremble like an aspen leaf; quiver, quaver, quake, shiver, twitter, twire, writhe, toss, shuffle, tumble, stagger, bob, reel, sway, wag, waggle; wriggle, wriggle like an eel; dance, stumble, shamble, flounder, totter, flounce, flop, curvet, prance, cavort; squirm.
	Toss about, jump about; jump like a parched pea; shake like an aspen leaf; shake to its center, shake to its foundations; be the sport of the winds and waves; reel to and fro like a drunken man; move from post to pillar and from pillar to post, drive from post to pillar and from pillar to post, keep between hawk and buzzard.
Book	Paper, bill, sheet, broadsheet; leaf, leaflet; fly leaf, page; quire, ream
Change	Innovate, introduce new blood, shuffle the cards; give a turn to, give a color to; influence, turn the scale; shift the scene, turn over a new leaf.
Evening	Autumn; fall, fall of the leaf; autumnal equinox; Indian summer, St. Luke's summer, St. Martin's summer.
Fear	Tremble, shake; shiver, shiver in one's shoes; shudder, flutter; shake like an aspen leaf, tremble like an aspen leaf, tremble all over; quake, quaver, quiver, quail.
Imitation	Follow in the steps of, tread in the steps, follow in the footsteps of, follow in the wake of; take pattern by; follow suit, follow the example of; walk in the shoes of, take a leaf out of another's book, strike in with, follow suit; take after, model after; emulate.
Improvement	Advance; (progress); ascend; increase; fructify, ripen, mature; pick up, come about, rally, take a favorable turn; turn over a new leaf, turn the corner; raise one's head, sow one's wild oats; recover.
Layer	Plate; lamina, lamella; sheet, foil; wafer; scale, flake, peel; coat, pellicle; membrane, film; leaf; slice, shive, cut, rasher, shaving, integument; (covering); eschar.
Part	Debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus; excerpta; member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig; runner; leaf, leaflet; stump; component part; sarmentum.
Penitence	Verb: repent, be sorry for; be penitent; Adjective: rue; regret; think better of; recant; knock under; (submit); plead guilty; sing miserere, sing de profundis; cry peccavi; own oneself in the wrong; acknowledge, confess; (disclose); humble oneself; beg pardon; (apologize); turn over a new leaf, put on the new man, turn from sin; reclaim; repent in sackcloth and ashes; (do penance); learn by experience.
Tergiversation	Draw in one's horns, eat one's words; eat the leek, swallow the leek; swerve, flinch, back out of, retrace one's steps, think better of it; come back return to one's first love; turn over a new leaf; (repent).
Vegetable	Foliage, branch, bough, ramage, stem, tigella; spray; leaf.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I need a sign that you've turned over a new leaf. (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) Your love of the halfings' leaf has clearly slowed your mind (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; writing credit: Frances Walsh) They want to see every leaf on the tree, every hair on the dog's tail (Lillie; writing credit: James Brough; David Butler) You get her pilot lit, she can suck-start a leaf blower (True Lies; writing credit: James Cameron) The universe is part of this one cry In this strange land where all are born to die, Each tree and leaf and star shall have, The universe as part of this one cry. That every life is noted and is cherished, And nothing loved is ever lost or perished (A Ring of Endless Light; writing credit: Madeleine L'Engle; Marita Giovanni)
Lyrics	Sweet leaf dreamer you been smoking up the ganja (Just Push Play; performing artist: Aerosmith) Wish on a four leaf clover (Foolish Beat; performing artist: Debbie Gibson) Don't want a four leaf clover (Good Luck Charm; performing artist: Elvis Presley) Like a leaf that's caught in the tide ("That Old Black Magic"; performing artist: Louis Prima & Keely Smith) Loose leaf lay on the bed (One Season; performing artist: The Roches)
Movie/TV Titles	The Last Leaf (2001) Child Under a Leaf (1974) Banana Leaf (1972) A New Leaf (1971) The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)
Song Titles	No Leaf Clover (performing artist: Metallica)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Air Pollutants and the Leaf Cuticle (NATO Asi Series. Series G, Ecological Sciences, Vol. 36) (reference) Secreta: Three Methods of Laying Gold Leaf (reference) Trees: Trees Identified by Leaf, Bark & Seed (Fandex Family Field Guides) (reference) Bahai Prayers for Women: Selections from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, the Bab, Abdu'l-Baha, and the Greatest Holy Leaf (reference) Baseball Cards: Catalog and Price Guide of Topps, Bowman, Donruss, Fleer, Leaf, O-Pee-Cee, Score, and Upper Deck 1993 (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Kukui Leaf (reference) Leaf Lines (reference) Loose Leaf Lectionary (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	A New Leaf (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	The Last Leaf and The Gift of the Magi [CAST RECORDING] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods	Gabriella 5x7 Silver Leaf Oval frame (reference) Quoizel Forged Leaf Table Lamp, 29.5" (reference) Quoizel Maple Leaf Table Lamp, 24" (reference) Amerock BP1336-O77 Burnished Brass Leaf Knob (reference) Black & Decker BV2500 Leaf Hog Vac'N'Mulch Blower/Vacuum (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	From an overhead angle, bread, chinese cabbage, strawberry, grapes, brussels sprouts and a leaf garnish are shown on a white patterned table. On a purple napkin above the food, white lettering reads: "Healthy eating may reduce your risk of some kinds of cancer". Shot on 4x5 format. This was used in the 1989 calendar "Eat for Good Health" December 1989. See artwork: PV-19. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).		Scanning Electron Micrograph of the top side of an unwashed basil leaf. Credit: CDC.
	A single leaf floats above the river; hundreds of migrating blueback herring and alewife are just below the surface. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		Workers harvesting leaf lettuce by hand, Yuma, Az. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.
	Worker planting leaf lettuce on furrows protected by weed barrier. Yuma, Az. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.		Snow covered Maple Leaf MT Washington, White Mts NF, NH. Credit: USDA.
	Day-old sawfly larvae devour a melaleuca leaf in skirmish-line fashion. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Jason Stanley..		Three-sixteenths-inch-long Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (14-spot) lady beetles look for aphids on a fava bean leaf. Scientists think the beetles might be helpful in controlling Russian wheat aphids that now infest 17 Great Plains and Western states. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
	Insect on leaf. Credit: Jerry Sintz.		Vanilla Leaf (Achlys triphylla) along East Evans Creek. Credit: Terry Tuttle.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption
	Scott Joplin's "The Maple leaf Rag".
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Bhagavad Gita	Whatever I am offered in devotion with a pure heart -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water -- I accept with joy.
Cervantes	I'll turn over a new leaf.
Henry David Thoreau	We are armed with language adequate to describe each leaf of the filed, but not to describe human character.
Martin Luther	Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
Susan Coolidge	Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows and grows, Petal by petal, leaf by leaf.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	His whole body was shaking with fright, his arm was shaking and his crumpled burning livid hand shook like a loose leaf in the air.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Beyond the fence, the corn lay beaten down by wind and heat and drought, and the cups where leaf joined stalk were filled with dust
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Its broad pinnate tropical leaf was pleasant though strange to look on.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Leaf litter provides a moist cover from wind, snow, and other elements. (references)
		In eastern states, ticks are associated with deciduous forest and habitat containing leaf litter. (references)
		Importantly, research demonstrates that tick populations are reduced 72-100% when leaf litter is removed. (references)
Business		When other garden innovations are considered, it is arguable whether shredders and leaf vacuum cleaners are tools or not, but certainly demand for these products is growing. (references)
		Pearl and frosted finishes; white over color as a highlight; origami folds pressed into garments; color blocking; painted fabric resembling the orient; huge Hawaiian floral and graphic prints; geometric prints such as polka dots and block prints; sheen and gloss; tie died wraps and skirts; tone on tone print to create dimension; modular dressing; fluid floral and watery leaf prints. (references)
Economic History	Sri Lanka	The fiber of the pineapple leaf is used for manufacturing of high priced clothing material. (references)
	Samoa	Prior to the taro leaf blight, Samoa's exports consisted of taro ($3.7 million), coconut cream ($1.8 million), and "other" ($1.3 million). (references)
	Samoa	Further economic problems occurred in 1994 with an outbreak of taro leaf blight and the near collapse of the national airline Polynesian Airlines. (references)
Human Rights	Colombia	On September 6-7, FARC guerrillas killed 10 coca leaf pickers. (references)
Trade	Malaysia	However, tariffs on leaf tobacco, cigarette products, alcoholic beverages and some processed and high-value food products remain high. (references)
Travel	Nicaragua	Wrapped in a plantain leaf. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. A leaf was riven from a tree, "I mean to fall to earth," said he. The west wind, rising, made him veer. "Eastward," said he, "I now shall steer." The east wind rose with greater force. Said he: "'Twere wise to change my course." With equal power they contend. He said: "My judgment I suspend." Down died the winds; the leaf, elate, Cried: "I've decided to fall straight." "First thoughts are best?" That's not the moral; Just choose your own and we'll not quarrel. Howe'er your choice may chance to fall, You'll have no hand in it at all. G.J.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Leaf" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.83% of the time. "Leaf" is used about 1,291 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	96.83%	1,250	6,265
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	1.86%	24	71,196
Lexical Verb (base form)	1.24%	16	87,710
Noun (proper)	0.08%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,291	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "leaf" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Leaf	Last name	1,000	10,474
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "leaf".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Ulla	N/A	Biblical	Leaf
Legolas	Male	Literature	A green leaf
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Country	Name	Country	Name
Canada	Maple Leaf Foods Inc	Pakistan	Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd
	(more examples...)

1. Leaf, MS
Zip Code(s): 39456
Country: USA

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Expressions: Leaf

Expressions using "leaf": acerate leaf ♦ acuminate leaf ♦ amplexicaul leaf ♦ Angle leaf ♦ Appendiculate leaf ♦ aspen leaf ♦ attenuate leaf ♦ Auriculate leaf ♦ autumn leaf ♦ bay leaf ♦ bible leaf ♦ bijugate leaf ♦ bijugous leaf ♦ bipinnate leaf ♦ birch leaf miner ♦ Brass leaf ♦ bronze leaf ♦ Bullate leaf ♦ cedar leaf blight ♦ Chlorotic leaf spot ♦ cloven leaf ♦ clover leaf ♦ come into leaf ♦ Compound leaf ♦ cordate leaf ♦ crenate leaf ♦ cuneate leaf ♦ date palm leaf syrup ♦ dead leaf ♦ decompound leaf ♦ Deltoid leaf ♦ dentate leaf ♦ denticulate leaf ♦ drop leaf ♦ Dutch leaf ♦ elliptic leaf ♦ elongate leaf ♦ emarginate leaf ♦ end leaf ♦ ensiform leaf ♦ entire leaf ♦ erose leaf ♦ even leaf ♦ falling leaf ♦ fan leaf ♦ fig leaf ♦ flannel leaf ♦ floral leaf ♦ fly leaf ♦ foliate leaf ♦ fungal leaf spot ♦ gold leaf ♦ grape leaf folder ( desmia funeralis ) ♦ grape leaf hoppers ♦ grape leaf skeletonizer ( harrisina americana ( U. S. A. ) ♦ hastate leaf ♦ japanese leaf ♦ lanceolate leaf ♦ laurel leaf ♦ leaf age ♦ leaf back ♦ leaf beet ♦ leaf beetle ♦ leaf blade ♦ leaf blight ♦ Leaf bridge ♦ leaf bud ♦ leaf bug ♦ Leaf butterfly ♦ leaf canopy ♦ leaf cast ♦ Leaf crumpler ♦ Leaf cutter ♦ leaf Distribution Limited ♦ leaf fat ♦ Leaf flea ♦ leaf folder ♦ leaf form ♦ Leaf frog ♦ leaf gold ♦ Leaf green ♦ Leaf hopper ♦ leaf insect ♦ leaf lard ♦ leaf lettuce ♦ Leaf louse ♦ Leaf metal ♦ leaf miner ♦ leaf mold ♦ leaf moss ♦ leaf mould ♦ leaf mustard ♦ Leaf notcher ♦ Leaf out ♦ Leaf River ♦ leaf roller ♦ Leaf scar ♦ Leaf sewer ♦ leaf shape ♦ Leaf sight ♦ leaf silver. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "leaf": leaf-area, leaf-bare, leaf-base, leaf-bases, leaf-blade, leaf-blades, leaf-bud, leaf-buds, leaf-clad, leaf-colour, leaf-cover, leaf-covered, leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee, leaf-cutting, leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cuttings, leaf-dappled, leaf-eaters, leaf-eating, leaf-edges, leaf-embossed, leaf-fall, leaf-fat, leaf-feeding, leaf-filled, leaf-folding, leaf-foot bug, Leaf-footed, leaf-footed bug, leaf-form, leaf-fringed, leaf-gilding, leaf-green, leaf-hair, leaf-heads, leaf-hopper, leaf-jade, leaf-lard, Leaf-lifter, leaf-like, leaf-litter, leaf-littered, leaf-loss, leaf-margins, leaf-mining, leaf-mold, leaf-monkey, leaf-mould, leaf-mouldering, leaf-nibbling, Leaf-nosed, leaf-nosed bat, leaf-nosed snake, leaf-people, leaf-producing, leaf-roll, leaf-roller, leaf-rosettes, leaf-rumours, leaf-scales, leaf-scars, leaf-scattered, leaf-shape, leaf-shaped, leaf-spring, leaf-stalk, leaf-stalks, leaf-strewn, leaf-surface, leaf-taking, leaf-tentacles, leaf-thatched, leaf-the, leaf-thin, leaf-tissue, leaf-to-air, leaf-trembling, leaf-tyer, leaf-washes, leaf-yeast.
	Ending with "leaf": fig-leaf, gold-leaf, two-leaf.
	Containing "leaf": big-leaf maple, blunt-leaf heath, California single-leaf pinyon, clover-leaf roll, drop-leaf table, flat-leaf parsley, four-leaf clover, gold-leaf-edged, grape-leaf begonia, gray-leaf pine, holly-leaf cherry, little-leaf fig, loose-leaf binder, loose-leaf file, loose-leaf lettuce, maple-leaf begonia, narrow-leaf cattail, narrow-leaf penstemon, oak-leaf-encrusted, painted-leaf begonia, pointed-leaf maple, short-leaf pine, single-leaf pine, single-leaf pinyon, star-leaf begonia, Strawberry-leaf roller, Vine-leaf rooer, yellow-leaf sickle pine.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Leaf

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
leaf	2,264	leaf clipart	98
autumn leaf	636	tea leaf reading	93
maple leaf	557	olive leaf	93
leaf blower	385	maple leaf food	92
four leaf clover	359	tea leaf	92
leaf chronicle	257	leaf picture pot	90
leaf springs	215	banana leaf	88
gold leaf	203	tree identification leaf	87
drop leaf table	192	grape leaf	84
pot leaf	190	carbon leaf	84
olive leaf extract	189	maple leaf picture	82
coffee bean and tea leaf	171	green leaf	79
leaf picture	164	canadian maple leaf	78
tree and leaf	161	palm leaf	75
oak leaf	157	clover four leaf tattoo	70
leaf identification	146	4 leaf clover	69
leaf guard	146	leaf of grass	68
gold leaf manufacturer	138	bay leaf	66
agriculture bay leaf	136	clarksville leaf chronicle	64
fall leaf	104	house of leaf	62
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Leaf

Language		Translations for "leaf"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		fletë (fin, lamina, page, petal, pinion, sheet, vane, wing). (various references)

Arabic		‏قلب (alter, bring down, capricious, capsize, center, centre, change, convert, core, essence, flip, heart, inversion, invert, inverting, middle, overthrow, overturn, reversal, reverse, tip, topple, transform, transformation, turn, turn about, turn around, turn inside down, turn over, turn up, upset, upturn, whimsical), ‏قرطاس (ply), ‏ورقة نبات (blade, foil), ‏ورق (foliate, paper), ‏تصفح كتابا بسرعة, ‏تصفح كتابا (dip), ‏سعف النخل, ‏صفحة ورق, ‏صحيفة (journal, newspaper, paper, sheet), ‏الصفيحة (lamina, sheet), ‏رقاق (biscuit), ‏برعم (bloom, blossom, bud, burgeon, button, flower, gemma, germinate, growth, in bud, in the bud, shoot, sprout). (various references)

Asturian		fueya. (various references)

Aymara		laphi (home). (various references)

Basque		hosto. (various references)

Bemba		ibula. (various references)

Blackfoot		niíp. (various references)

Bulgarian		шума (foliage, halm, haulm), метална пластинка, метален лист, листо, лист (page, plate, sheet, web). (various references)

Catalan		fulla (sheet). (various references)

Cebuano		dahon. (various references)

Chamorro		hagon. (various references)

Chinese		葉子 (foliage), 葉 (page), 頁 (page), 箔 (bamboo screen, door screen, metal foil, sheet, tinsel), 叶子 (foliage). (various references)

Cornish		delen. (various references)

Czech		list (blade, folio, hand, journal, sheet), stránka (aspect, facet, page, side), křídlo (grand, grand piano, pinion, wing, wing of a bird), deska (board, cover, panel, plate, record, sheet, slab, table). (various references)

Danish		blad (sheet). (various references)

Dutch		blad (gazette, magazine, newspaper, periodical, plateau, sheet, tray), vel (fur, hide, sheet, skin). (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua		p'anca. (various references)

Esperanto		folio (sheet). (various references)

Faeroese		blað (blade, daily paper, gazette, journal, magazine, newspaper, periodical, sheet). (various references)

Farsi		لنگه (Bale, Doublet, Match, Mate, Pendant), لایه (Layer, Pad, Padding, Strand, Stratum), ورقه (Brede, Form, Layer, Leaflet, Paper, Sheet, Slab, Streak, Tablet, Ticket, Writ), ورق زدن (Turnover), ورق (Card, Sheet), صفحه (Brede, Folio, Page, Sheet, Tablet), جوانه زدن (Branch, Bud, Burgeon, Erupt, Germinate, Grain, Nip, Peep, Ratoon, Shoot, Sprit, Sprout, Spurt, Tiller), دندانه (Cog, Dent, Jag, Nick, Peg, Tine, Tooth), برگی شکل , برگ دادن , برگ (Card, Folio, Page, Tab). (various references)

Finnish		lehti (bit, paper, sheet). (various references)

French		feuille, feuillet. (various references)

Frisian		bled (sheet), blêd. (various references)

German		Blatt (blade, card, folio, hand, instep, page, paper, sheet, vane). (various references)

Greek		φύλλο (frond, lamella, ply). (various references)

Hawaiian		fletë (sheet). (various references)

Hebrew		ללבלב (bloom, blossom, bud, burgeon, germinate, sprout, thrive), לעלעל, להוציא עלים, לדפדף (browse, riffle, thumb, turn pages), עלה דף, דף (page, plank, sheet). (various references)

Hungarian		levél növényen, levél (billet, dispatch, epistle, flag, letter, missive, sheet, special delivery), szirom (petal), fólia (foil, leaves), fémfüst (leaves, metal foil), asztallap (leaves, tabletop). (various references)

Icelandic		lauf (sheet). (various references)

Indonesian		daun (frond, playing card). (various references)

Inuktitut		uqaujaq (oval). (various references)

Italian		foglia (ruck, sheet), foglio (foil, folio, piece, sheet, sheet of paper), sfogliare (browse, defoliate, exfoliate, leaf through, scroll, skim, thumb). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		葉 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		リーフ (reef), はっぱ (blasting, explosive blast), は (clique, edge, faction, school, tooth), ちょう (billion, block, bowels, butterfly, cake, condoling with, frivolity, government office, guts, hyper-, indication, intestines, mourning, omen, pitch, portent, sign, super-, tempo, time, tone, trillion, ultra-). (various references)

Kongo		lukaya. (various references)

Korean		잎 (BLADE, Blades). (various references)

Lombard		foglia (sheet). (various references)

Macedonian		list. (various references)

Manx		duilley, duillaghey (foliation, infoliate), duillag lioaragh, cheet fo ghuillag. (various references)

Maori		rau (one hundred). (various references)

Mohawk		onerahte. (various references)

Norwegian		blad (leaves, sheet). (various references)

Occitan		fuèlha. (various references)

Papago		hahhag. (various references)

Papiamen		blachi (page, sheet). (various references)

Pig Latin		eaflay.(various references)

Polish		liść (sheet), kartka (sheet), arkusz (sheet). (various references)

Portuguese		folha (gazette, magazine, newspaper, periodical, sheet, sheet metal, tin). (various references)

Provencal		fuèlha. (various references)

Romanian		lamelã (Gill, lamella, lamina, laminae, lamination), tolã, petalã (lobe, petal), frunziş (foliage, greenery, leafage), frunze, frunzãri (browse, dip into, skim), frunzã (foil, foliage, frond), foaie (lamina, page, sepal, sheet, skirt), filã (page), canat (fold, valve, wing), avea frunze (leave). (various references)

Romany		patrìn. (various references)

Ruanda		ibabi. (various references)

Russian		лист (sheet). (various references)

Samoan		laulaau. (various references)

Scottish		duilleag (letter, sheet). (various references)

Sepedi		letlakala. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		list (blade, butt, flap, flatfish, newspaper, plaice, rag, sheet, topknot). (various references)

Shona		shizha. (various references)

Spanish		hoja (bill, blade, blank, foil, form, sheet). (various references)

Sranan		wiwiri (hair, sheet). (various references)

Swahili		jani (sheet). (various references)

Swazi		lí-cémbe. (various references)

Swedish		blad (blade, page, petal, pile, sheet, vane), löv (foliage), klaff (finger-hole, flap, key). (various references)

Tagalog		dáhon (page, sheet). (various references)

Thai		ใบไม้ (foliage), แตกใบอ่อน, กลีบ, หน้าหนังสือ. (various references)

Turkish		yaprak (blade, folio, frond, lamina, laminated, sheet), sayfa (page, paginal), kanat (aerofoil, fin, flank, flanking, flap, limb, pinion, plane, ptero-, surface, Van, wing), folyo (foil). (various references)

Turkmen		яaprak. (various references)

Ukrainian		вкриватися листям, аркуш (sheet), листя (foliage, leafage), листок (leaflet), перегортати (thumb a lift). (various references)

Vietnamese		lá bạc (silver foil, silver leaf), búp lá (leaf-bud), đất mùn (humus, leaf-mould). (various references)

Welsh		deilio, deilen, dalen. (various references)

Yucatec		le' (sheet). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Leaf

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	petalon. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	folium. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	feuille, fueille. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Leaf

Language	Date	Source	Mark Chapter 4, Verse 28
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Automath gar h gh karpoforei prwton corton eita stacun eita plhrh siton en tw stacui
Latin	405	Vulgate	Ultro enim terra fructificat primum herbam deinde spicam deinde plenum frumentum in spica
Old English	990	West Saxon	Soðlice selfwilles syo eorðe wæstmebyreð. ærest gærs. & sedðan ear. sydðanfullne hwæte on þam eare.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For the erthe makith fruyt, first the gras, aftirward the ere, and aftir ful fruyt in the ere.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	For ye erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	For the earth bringeth forth fruit of itself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Leaf

Language	Mark Chapter 4, Verse 28
Cebuano	Ang yuta, pinaagi sa kaugalingon niini, nagahatag ug abut: ang nahauna mao ang dahon, unya ang uhay, ug unya ang bus-ok nga lugas sa uhay.
Croatian	zemlja sama od sebe donosi plod: najprije stabljiku, onda klas i napokon puno zrnja na klasu.
Danish	Af sig selv bærer Jorden Frugt, først Strå, derefter Aks, derefter fuld Kærne i Akset;
Dutch	Want de aarde brengt van zelve vruchten voort: eerst het kruid, daarna de aar, daarna het volle koren in de aar.
Finnish	Sillä itsestään maa tuottaa viljan: ensin korren, sitten tähkän, sitten täyden jyvän tähkään.
French	La terre produit d`elle-même, d`abord l`herbe, puis l`épi, puis le grain tout formé dans l`épi;
Gaelic	Oir bheir an talamh a mach toradh leis fhein, an toiseach an duilleag, an sin an dias, a rithist an grainnean lan anns an deis.
German	Denn die Erde bringt von selbst zum ersten das Gras, darnach die Ähren, darnach den vollen Weizen in den Ähren.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tanah itulah yang dengan sendirinya mengeluarkan hasil: mula-mula tangkainya, kemudian bulirnya, lalu buahnya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka bumi itu mengeluarkan buah dari dirinya sendiri, mula-mula kecambah, kemudian mayangnya, akhirnya butir gandum yang sepenuh-penuhnya di dalam mayang itu.
Italian	Poiché la terra produce spontaneamente, prima lo stelo, poi la spiga, poi il chicco pieno nella spiga.
Latvian	Jo zeme nes augïus: vispirms stiebru, tad vârpu, beigâs pilnu vârpu graudiem.
Maori	E hua ana hoki te whenua i tona kaha ake ano; ko te rau ki mua, ko reira te puku, muri iho ko te witi pakari i roto i te puku.
Norwegian	Av sig selv bærer jorden grøde: først strå, så aks, så fullt korn i akset.
Portuguese	A terra por si mesma produz fruto, primeiro a erva, depois a espiga, e por último o grão cheio na espiga.
Rumanian	Pqmkntul rodewte singur: kntki un fir verde, apoi spic, dupq aceea grku deplin kn spic;
Russian	ЙВП ЪЕНМС УБНБ УПВПА РТПЙЪЧПДЙФ УРЕТЧБ ЪЕМЕОШ, РПФПН ЛПМПУ, РПФПН РПМОПЕ ЪЕТОП Ч ЛПМПУЕ.
Shuar	Kame Jinkiái nunkanam init aku ninki tsapaatsuk; emka nukareawai, Nuyá tuyureawai tura nujamar katsuawai.
Spanish	Porque de por sí la tierra da fruto: primero el tallito, luego las espigas y después el grano lleno en la espiga.
Swahili	Udongo wenyewe huiwezesha mimea kukua na kuzaa matunda: kwanza huchipua jani changa, kisha suke, na mwishowe nafaka ndani ya suke.
Swedish	Av sig själv bär jorden frukt, först strå och sedan ax, och omsider finnes fullbildat vete i axet.
Uma	Ngkai tana' moto-hawo pehupaa' wua' -na. Lomo' -na rau-na pai' kaho-na to mehupa', ngkai ree huwu-mi, duu' -na mo'ihi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Leaf

Derivations
	Words beginning with "leaf": leafage, leafages, leafed, leafhopper, leafhoppers, leafier, leafiest, leafing, leafless, leaflet, leafleted, leafleteer, leafleteers, leafleting, leaflets, leafletted, leafletting, leaflike, leafs, leafstalk, leafstalks, leafworm, leafworms, leafy. (additional references)
	Words ending with "leaf": broadleaf, cloverleaf, endleaf, flyleaf, leatherleaf, longleaf, overleaf, shinleaf, waterleaf. (additional references)
	Words containing "leaf": cloverleafs, nonleafy, shinleafs, waterleafs. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Leaf" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bleaf, eaf, Elaf, elafd, Elafi, elef, elfa, geaf, gleaf, laf, laff, laif, larf, lauf, leab, leac, Leafe, leaft, leag, leai, leau, leav, leea, leef, lef, Le'f, lefa, lefan, Lefaux, leif, leuf, Lexa, Lhea, Lifa, liff, liyf, Llaf, loafa, loff, lufa, lyff, zeaf. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Leaf"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "leaf" (pronounced lē"f)
3	l ē" f	belief, disbelief, lief, relief.
2	-ē" f	beef, brief, chief, debrief, fief, grief, Keef, kief, massif, motif, reef, Reif, Seif, Sharif, sheaf, thief.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Leaf

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: alef, feal, flea.
	Words within the letters "a-e-f-l"
	-1 letter: ale, elf, lea.
	-2 letters: ae, al, ef, el, fa, la.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-f-l"
	+1 letter: alefs, fable, false, farle, fecal, fella, feral, fetal, flake, flame, flare, fleam, fleas, leafs, leafy.
	+2 letters: afield, aflame, baffle, befall, beflag, beflea, behalf, deafly, deflea, earful, fabled, fabler, fables, facile, faecal, failed, faille, falces, fallen, faller, falser, falsie, falter, fardel, farfel, farles, favela, fealty, featly, fecial, fecula, fellah, fellas, female, ferial, ferula, festal, fetial, feudal, finale, flaked, flaker, flakes, flakey, flambe, flamed, flamen, flamer, flames, flanes, flange, flared, flares, flawed, flaxen, flaxes, flayed, flayer, fleams, florae, foaled, foetal, folate, foveal, leafed, loafed, loafer, malfed, raffle, refall, safely, waeful, waffle.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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"Leaf" by Nathan Blaney Commentary: "Just a leaf..."	"Fallen Leaf" by Jacqueline Abernethy Commentary: "This is simply a leaf that feel off my tree at the beginning of fall."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Leaf

Definition: Leaf

Leaf

Noun

Verb

Specialty Definition: Leaf

Specialty Definition: Leaf

Epidermis

Leaf node

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Leaf

LEAF

Synonyms: Leaf

Synonyms within Context: Leaf

Agitation

Book

Change

Evening

Fear

Imitation

Improvement

Layer

Part

Penitence

Tergiversation

Vegetable

Crosswords: Leaf

Modern Usage: Leaf

Screenplays

Lyrics

Movie/TV Titles

Song Titles

Commercial Usage: Leaf

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Leaf

Photos:Leaf

Illustrations:Leaf

Computer Images:Leaf

Photo Album: Leaf

Digital Photo Gallery: Leaf

Sounds Captioned with "Leaf".

Familiar Quotations: Leaf

Bhagavad Gita

Cervantes

Henry David Thoreau

Martin Luther

Susan Coolidge

Use in Literature: Leaf

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Leaf

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Usage Frequency: Leaf

Name Usage Frequency: Leaf

Derived & Related Names: Leaf

Usage in Company Names: Leaf

Maple Leaf Foods Inc

Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd

Cities: Leaf

Expressions: Leaf

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Leaf

Modern Translation: Leaf

Albanian

Arabic

Asturian

Aymara

Basque

Bemba

Blackfoot

Bulgarian

Catalan

Photos:
Leaf

Illustrations:
Leaf

Computer Images:
Leaf