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Definition of Leaves
1. n.
Definition of Leaves
1. Noun. (plural of leaf) ¹
2. Noun. (plural of leave) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of leave) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leaves
1. leave [v] - See also: leave
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaves
Literary usage of Leaves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Modifications of leaves.— leaves exist in other forms than the typical ones of
foliage. Scales, such as those which envelop and protect buds in winter, ..."
2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"Thick as autumnal leaves or driving fand, 970 The moving ... Homer fays merely
lite leaves ; but Chapman has, In number like Autumnus leaves: and Milton ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"According to this theory, leaves of Bryo- phyllum of equal size should when isolated
... This is only generally true when we compare leaves of different ..."
4. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"leaves 10 to 15 inches long, with a deep notch at the bottom, ... leaves 10 to
20 inches long, pointed at each end, collected at the ends of the twigs; ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"In some experiments on the influence of light on the form of the leaves Goebel ('90)
... In this species the lower leaves are petioled and possess broadly ..."
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