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leaf

The correct spelling is leaf.

How to pronounce leaf

/liːf/
noun

IPA: /liːf/

Say it like: Lee-f

The correct spelling is leaf. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. For example: "gold leaf"

Usage Examples

gold leaf

The train car has one single-leaf and two double-leaf doors per side.

The lettuce in our burgers is 100% hand-leafed.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
  2. 2.Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
  3. 3.A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
  4. 4.A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
  5. 5.(in the plural) Tea leaves.

verb

  1. 1.To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
  2. 2.To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.

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