A leaf (pl.: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis....
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Look up leaf or leaves in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant. Leaf or Leaves may also refer to: Leaf, Georgia, United...
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The bay leaf is an aromatic leaf commonly used as a herb in cooking. It can be used whole, either dried or fresh, in which case it is removed from the...
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Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for four seasons in the National Football...
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Look up leaf vegetable in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leaf vegetables, also called leafy greens, pot herbs, vegetable greens, or simply greens, are...
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A metal leaf, also called composition leaf or schlagmetal, is a thin foil used for gilding and other forms of decoration. Metal leaves can come in many...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in...
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terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound...
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The Nissan Leaf (Japanese: 日産・リーフ, Hepburn: Nissan Rīfu), stylized as "LEAF," is a battery-electric powered compact car manufactured by Nissan, produced...
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Leaf peeping is an informal term in the United States and Canada for the activity in which people travel to view and photograph the fall foliage in areas...
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Leafly is a website focused on cannabis use and education. The company says it has more than 120 million annual visitors and over 10 million monthly active...
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Look up oak leaf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Oak leaf or Oakleaf may refer to: the leaf of an oak oak leaf lettuce, from the Lactuca sativa group...
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Tree and Leaf is a small book published in 1964, containing two works by J. R. R. Tolkien: a revised version of an essay called "On Fairy-Stories" (originally...
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A leaf spring is a simple form of spring commonly used for suspension in wheeled vehicles. Originally called a laminated or carriage spring, and sometimes...
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Leaf Brands, LLC is a candy company based in Newport Coast, Newport Beach, California. The original Leaf International (also known as the "Leaf Candy...
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A leaf scar is the mark left by a leaf after it falls off the twig. It marks the site where the petiole attached to the stem. A leaf scar is typically...
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A nose-leaf, or leaf nose, is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the Phyllostomidae, Hipposideridae, and Rhinolophidae families. Because...
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Olive leaf is the leaf of the olive tree (Olea europaea). Although olive oil is well known for its flavor and possible health benefits, the leaf and its...
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leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree. It is most widely recognized as the national symbol of Canada. By the early 1700s, the maple leaf had...
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The leaf muntjac, leaf deer or Putao muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) is a small species of muntjac. It was documented in 1997 by biologist Alan Rabinowitz...
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Ola leaf is a palm leaf used for writing in traditional palm-leaf manuscripts and in fortunetelling (horoscopes) in Southern India and Sri Lanka. The...
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The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000)[citation needed]...
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gilding. Gold leaf is a type of metal leaf, but the term is rarely used when referring to gold leaf. The term metal leaf is normally used for thin sheets of...
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A leaf blower, commonly known as a blower, is a device that propels air out of a nozzle to move debris such as leaves and grass cuttings. Leaf blowers...
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Richard Leaf (born 1 January 1967) is an English actor. He has had several small parts in television and stage productions. Leaf met actress Tamsin Greig...
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A leaf miner is any one of numerous species of insects in which the larval stage lives in, and eats, the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining...
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A leaf spot is a limited, discoloured, diseased area of a leaf that is caused by fungal, bacterial or viral plant diseases, or by injuries from nematodes...
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Amber Leaf is a brand of rolling tobacco. It is a product of the Gallaher Group division of Japan Tobacco. As of May 2016, Amber Leaf tobacco is available...
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A loose leaf (also loose leaf paper, filler paper or refill paper) is a piece of paper of any kind that is not bound in place, or available on a continuous...
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Leaf mold (spelled leaf mould outside of the United States) is the compost produced by decomposition of shaded deciduous shrub and tree leaves, primarily...
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