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leaves
(encz) | leaves,listí n: Zdeněk Brož |
leaves
(encz) | leaves,listy n: pl. web |
leaves
(encz) | leaves,opouští v: Zdeněk Brož |
leaves
(encz) | leaves,ponechává v: Zdeněk Brož |
Leaves
(gcide) | Leaf \Leaf\ (l[=e]f), n.; pl. Leaves (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef,
lef, leaf, AS. le['a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D.
loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf,
Sw. l["o]f, Dan. l["o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf.
Lodge.]
1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from
the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the
use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of
light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively
constitute its foliage.
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Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,
supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued
through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs
and veins that support the cellular texture. The
petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each
side of its base, which is called the stipule. The
green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin
epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,
known as stomata.
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2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a
lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a
part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,
a spine, or a tendril.
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Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and
the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves
more or less modified and transformed.
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3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and
having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger
body by one edge or end; as:
(a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages
upon its opposite sides.
(b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,
as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.
(c) The movable side of a table.
(d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.
(e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.
(f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
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Leaf beetle (Zool.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;
esp., any species of the family Chrysomelid[ae], as the
potato beetle and helmet beetle.
Leaf bridge, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which
swings vertically on hinges.
Leaf bud (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a
leafy branch.
Leaf butterfly (Zool.), any butterfly which, in the form
and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants
upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus
Kallima, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.
Leaf crumpler (Zool.), a small moth (Phycis indigenella),
the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree,
and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves
together in clusters.
Leaf fat, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the
body of an animal.
Leaf flea (Zool.), a jumping plant louse of the family
Psyllid[ae].
Leaf frog (Zool.), any tree frog of the genus
Phyllomedusa.
Leaf green.(Bot.) See Chlorophyll.
Leaf hopper (Zool.), any small jumping hemipterous insect
of the genus Tettigonia, and allied genera. They live
upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See Live hopper.
Leaf insect (Zool.), any one of several genera and species
of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus Phyllium, in
which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves
in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and
the East Indies.
Leaf lard, lard from leaf fat. See under Lard.
Leaf louse (Zool.), an aphid.
Leaf metal, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.
Leaf miner (Zool.), any one of various small lepidopterous
and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow
in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree
leaf miner (Lithocolletis geminatella).
Leaf notcher (Zool.), a pale bluish green beetle ({Artipus
Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the
leaves of orange trees.
Leaf roller (Zool.), See leaf roller in the vocabulary.
Leaf scar (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has
fallen.
Leaf sewer (Zool.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar
makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges
together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris
nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.
Leaf sight, a hinged sight on a firearm, which can be
raised or folded down.
Leaf trace (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which
may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a
leaf.
Leaf tier (Zool.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a
nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;
esp., Teras cinderella, found on the apple tree.
Leaf valve, a valve which moves on a hinge.
Leaf wasp (Zool.), a sawfly.
To turn over a new leaf, to make a radical change for the
better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]
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They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.
--Richardson.
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Leaves
(gcide) | Leaves \Leaves\ (l[=e]vz), n.,
pl. of Leaf.
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leaves
(foldoc) | leaf
leaves
terminal node
(Or "terminal node") In a tree, a node
which has no daughter.
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cloverleaves
(encz) | cloverleaves, |
flyleaves
(encz) | flyleaves, |
holly-leaves barberry
(encz) | holly-leaves barberry, n: |
leaves
(encz) | leaves,listí n: Zdeněk Brožleaves,listy n: pl. webleaves,opouští v: Zdeněk Brožleaves,ponechává v: Zdeněk Brož |
stuffed grape leaves
(encz) | stuffed grape leaves, n: |
tealeaves
(encz) | tealeaves, |
Interleaves
(gcide) | Interleaf \In"ter*leaf`\, n.; pl. Interleaves. [See
Interleave.]
A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted,
as in a book.
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involute rolled esp of petals or leaves in bud having margins rolled inward
(gcide) | coiled \coiled\ (koild), adj.
curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals;
as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on
the deck. Opposite of uncoiled.
Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,
volute, voluted, whorled}; {convolute rolled
longitudinally upon itself};curled, curled up;
{involute closely coiled so that the axis is
obscured)}; looped, whorled; twined, twisted;
convoluted; {involute, rolled esp of petals or leaves
in bud: having margins rolled inward)}; wound]
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Leaves of proposition
(gcide) | Proposition \Prop`o*si"tion\, n. [L. propositio: cf. F.
proposition. See Propound.]
1. The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering.
"Oblations for the altar of proposition." --Jer. Taylor.
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2. That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for
consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as,
the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was
not accepted.
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3. A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith;
creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss.
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Some persons . . . change their propositions
according as their temporal necessities or
advantages do turn. --Jer. Taylor.
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4. (Gram. & Logic) A complete sentence, or part of a sentence
consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula;
a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of
speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a
subject; as, snow is white.
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5. (Math.) A statement in terms of a truth to be
demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.
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Note: It is called a theorem when it is something to be
proved, and a problem when it is something to be done.
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6. (Rhet.) That which is offered or affirmed as the subject
of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for
discussion or illustration.
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7. (Poetry) The part of a poem in which the author states the
subject or matter of it.
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Leaves of proposition (Jewish Antiq.), the showbread.
--Wyclif (Luke vi. 4).
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Syn: Proposal; offer; statement; declaration.
Usage: Proposition, Proposal. These words are both from
the Latin verb proponere, to set forth, and as here
compared they mark different forms or stages of a
negotiation. A proposition is something presented for
discussion or consideration; as, propositions of
peace. A proposal is some definite thing offered by
one party to be accepted or rejected by the other. If
the proposition is favorably received, it is usually
followed by proposals which complete the arrangement.
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parkleaves
(gcide) | parkleaves \park"leaves`\ (p[aum]rk"l[=e]vz`), n. (Bot.)
A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. See
Tutsan.
[1913 Webster]Tutsan \Tut"san\, n. [F. toutesaine; tout, toute, all (L. totus)
+ sain, saine, sound, healthy, L. sanus.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Hypericum (Hypericum Androsoemum),
from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called
also parkleaves.
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Premorse leaves
(gcide) | Premorse \Pre*morse"\, a. [L. praemorsus, p. p. of praemordere
to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite.]
Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off.
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Premorse root or Premorse leaves (Bot.), such as have an
abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten
off short.
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Tern leaves
(gcide) | Tern \Tern\, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres
three. See Three, and cf. Trine.]
Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.
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Tern flowers (Bot.), flowers growing three and three
together.
Tern leaves (Bot.), leaves arranged in threes, or three by
three, or having three in each whorl or set.
Tern peduncles (Bot.), three peduncles growing together
from the same axis.
Tern schooner (Naut.), a three-masted schooner.
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Vertical leaves
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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Vertical angle (Astron. & Geod.), an angle measured on a
vertical circle, called an angle of elevation, or
altitude, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of
depression when downward below the horizon.
Vertical anthers (Bot.), such anthers as stand erect at the
top of the filaments.
Vertical circle (Astron.), an azimuth circle. See under
Azimuth.
Vertical drill, an upright drill. See under Upright.
Vertical fire (Mil.), the fire, as of mortars, at high
angles of elevation.
Vertical leaves (Bot.), leaves which present their edges to
the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as
in the Australian species of Eucalyptus.
Vertical limb, a graduated arc attached to an instrument,
as a theodolite, for measuring vertical angles.
Vertical line.
(a) (Dialing) A line perpendicular to the horizon.
(b) (Conic Sections) A right line drawn on the vertical
plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.
(c) (Surv.) The direction of a plumb line; a line normal
to the surface of still water.
(d) (Geom., Drawing, etc.) A line parallel to the sides of
a page or sheet, in distinction from a horizontal line
parallel to the top or bottom.
Vertical plane.
(a) (Conic Sections) A plane passing through the vertex of
a cone, and through its axis.
(b) (Projections) Any plane which passes through a
vertical line.
(c) (Persp.) The plane passing through the point of sight,
and perpendicular to the ground plane, and also to the
picture.
Vertical sash, a sash sliding up and down. Cf. {French
sash}, under 3d Sash.
Vertical steam engine, a steam engine having the crank
shaft vertically above or below a vertical cylinder.
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almond-leaves willow
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n 1: willow of the western United States with leaves like those
of peach or almond trees [syn: peachleaf willow, {peach-
leaved willow}, almond-leaves willow, {Salix
amygdaloides}] |
holly-leaves barberry
(wn) | holly-leaves barberry
n 1: ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North
America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of
yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries [syn: {Oregon
grape}, Oregon holly grape, hollygrape, {mountain
grape}, holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium] |
stuffed grape leaves
(wn) | stuffed grape leaves
n 1: well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb)
simmered or braised in stock [syn: dolmas, {stuffed grape
leaves}] |
leaves
(foldoc) | leaf
leaves
terminal node
(Or "terminal node") In a tree, a node
which has no daughter.
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