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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

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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)

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