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1. leaf - noun

· the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

Synonym(s): leafage, foliage

Hypernym(s): plant_organ




2. leaf - noun

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

Synonym(s): folio

Hypernym(s): sheet, piece_of_paper, sheet_of_paper




3. leaf - noun

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

Hypernym(s): section, segment




4. leaf - verb

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

Synonym(s): flick, flip, thumb, riffle, riff

Hypernym(s): peruse




5. leaf - verb

· turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

Hypernym(s): turn, turn_over




6. leaf - verb

· produce leaves, of plants

Hypernym(s): grow, develop, produce, get, acquire





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