| leaf | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. foliage, leaf, leafage | the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants. |
| ~ venation | (botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf. |
| ~ cataphyll | a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development. |
| ~ floral leaf | a modified leaf that is part of a flower. |
| ~ dandelion green | the foliage of the dandelion plant. |
| ~ pitcher | (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer. |
| ~ plant organ | a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus. |
| ~ sporophyl, sporophyll | leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia. |
| ~ parenchyma | the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems. |
| ~ blade, leaf blade | especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole. |
| ~ amplexicaul leaf | a leaf with its base clasping the stem. |
| ~ greenery, verdure | green foliage. |
| ~ leaflet | part of a compound leaf. |
| ~ frond | compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad. |
| ~ pad | the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily). |
| ~ scale leaf, scale | a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin. |
| ~ fig leaf | a leaf from a fig tree. |
| ~ simple leaf | a leaf that is not divided into parts. |
| ~ compound leaf | a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk. |
| ~ entire leaf | a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations. |
| ~ crenate leaf | a leaf having a scalloped margin. |
| ~ serrate leaf | a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex. |
| ~ dentate leaf | a leaf having a toothed margin. |
| ~ emarginate leaf | a leaf having a notch at the apex. |
| ~ erose leaf | a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed. |
| ~ runcinate leaf | a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf. |
| ~ lobed leaf | a leaf having deeply indented margins. |
| ~ lobe | (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided. |
| ~ parallel-veined leaf | a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem. |
| ~ parted leaf | a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes. |
| ~ prickly-edged leaf | a leaf having prickly margins. |
| ~ rosette | a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground). |
| ~ leaf form, leaf shape | any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume. |
| n. (communication) | 2. folio, leaf | a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book). |
| ~ piece of paper, sheet of paper, sheet | paper used for writing or printing. |
| ~ flyleaf | a blank leaf in the front or back of a book. |
| ~ interleaf | a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book. |
| ~ page | one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains. |
| ~ black and white, written communication, written language | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten). |
| n. (artifact) | 3. leaf | hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door). |
| ~ dinner table | the dining table where dinner is served and eaten. |
| ~ drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket. |
| ~ segment, section | one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object.; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" |
| v. (perception) | 4. flick, flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb | look through a book or other written material.; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" |
| ~ peruse | examine or consider with attention and in detail.; "Please peruse this report at your leisure" |
| v. (motion) | 5. leaf | turn over pages.; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript" |
| ~ turn over, turn | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of.; "turn a page of a book" |
| v. (body) | 6. leaf | produce leaves, of plants. |
| ~ acquire, develop, produce, grow, get | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
| page | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. page | one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains. |
| ~ paper | a medium for written communication.; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd" |
| ~ folio, leaf | a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book). |
| ~ full page | something that covers an entire page.; "the ad took up a full page" |
| ~ half page | something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page. |
| ~ recto | right-hand page. |
| ~ verso | left-hand page. |
| ~ title page | a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher. |
| ~ bastard title, half title | a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book. |
| ~ sports page | any page in the sports section of a newspaper. |
| ~ facing pages, spread head, spreadhead, spread | two facing pages of a book or other publication. |
| ~ foldout, gatefold | an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine. |
| ~ folio, page number, pagination, paging | the system of numbering pages. |
| ~ margin | the blank space that surrounds the text on a page.; "he jotted a note in the margin" |
| ~ dog-ear | a corner of a page turned down to mark your place. |
| n. (person) | 2. page, sir frederick handley page | English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962). |
| ~ industrialist | someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise. |
| n. (person) | 3. page, thomas nelson page | United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922). |
| ~ diplomat, diplomatist | an official engaged in international negotiations. |
| ~ author, writer | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay). |
| n. (person) | 4. page, pageboy | a boy who is employed to run errands. |
| ~ errand boy, messenger boy | a boy who earns money by running errands. |
| n. (person) | 5. page | a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings. |
| ~ attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| n. (person) | 6. page, varlet | in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood. |
| ~ attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| v. (communication) | 7. page | contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system. |
| ~ summon | ask to come.; "summon a lawyer" |
| v. (social) | 8. page | work as a page.; "He is paging in Congress this summer" |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| v. (communication) | 9. foliate, page, paginate | number the pages of a book or manuscript. |
| ~ number | give numbers to.; "You should number the pages of the thesis" |
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