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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
leaf
/liːf/
noun1 of 2
the green part of a tree or plant
- “A leaf can become partially red and yellow in autumn.”Tatoeba
- “I noticed on a tree today this year's first autumn leaf.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)