Definition of Linear leaf

1. Noun. A long slender leaf.

Exact synonyms: Elongate Leaf
Generic synonyms: Simple Leaf

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linear Leaf

linear amputation
linear atrophy
linear combination
linear combinations
linear dependence
linear dichroism
linear energy transfer
linear equation
linear equations
linear fracture
linear function
linear functional
linear functions
linear independence
linear leaf (current term)
linear measure
linear models
linear operator
linear operators
linear pair
linear pairs
linear perspective
linear programming
linear regression
linear skull fracture
linear system
linear transformation
linear transformations
linear unit

Literary usage of Linear leaf

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... a linear leaf, which is sharply pointed. 38. Triangular (triangulare), when the circumference represents a triangle, the apex of which makes the point ..."

2. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1822)
"... a linear leaf with a very sharp point. 29. ... a rigid linear leaf, tliat endures throughout the winter, as in the pine tribe. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1868)
"Stem slender, with one radical, linear leaf; flowers in pairs or threes, open, ... One radical lance-linear leaf larger than the several cauline ones ..."

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