Bay Leaf :: Bay leaf () See under 3d Bay.

Broad-leafed :: Broad-leafed (a.) Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves..

Broadleaf :: Broadleaf (n.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit..

Five-leaf :: Five-leaf (n.) Cinquefoil; five-finger.

Five-leafed :: Five-leafed (a.) Alt. of Five-leave.

Interleaf :: Interleaf (n.) A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted, as in a book..

Leaf :: Leaf (n.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage..

Leaf :: Leaf (n.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract, a spine, or a tendril..

Leaf :: Leaf (n.) Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, es

Leaf :: Leaf (v. i.) To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May..

Leaf-footed :: Leaf-footed (a.) Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain insects; as, the leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)..

Leaf-nosed :: Leaf-nosed (n.) Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire..

Leafage :: Leafage (n.) Leaves, collectively; foliage..

Leafcup :: Leafcup (n.) A coarse American composite weed (Polymnia Uvedalia).

Leafed :: Leafed (imp. & p. p.) of Lea.

Leafed :: Leafed (a.) Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in composition; as, broad-leafed; four-leafed..

Leafet :: Leafet (n.) A leaflet.

Leafiness :: Leafiness (n.) The state of being leafy.

Leafing :: Leafing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lea.

Leafless :: Leafless (a.) Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage.

Leaflet :: Leaflet (n.) A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract..

Leaflet :: Leaflet (n.) One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.

Leaflet :: Leaflet (n.) A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes..

Leafstalk :: Leafstalk (n.) The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.

Leafy :: Leafy (superl) Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest..

Leafy :: Leafy (superl) Consisting of leaves.

Lion''s Leaf :: Lion's leaf () A South European plant of the genus Leontice (L. leontopetalum), the tuberous roots of which contain so much alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap..

Liverleaf :: Liverleaf (n.) Same as Liverwort.

Strip-leaf :: Striped (a.) Having stripes of different colors; streaked.

Three-leafed :: Three-leafed (a.) Alt. of Three-leave.

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