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leaf roller
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leaf roller, n:
leaf roller
(gcide)
leafroller \leafroller\, leaf roller \leaf roller\n. (Zool.)
The larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling
up the leaves of plants and tying the leaves with spun silk;
aalso, the moth itself. See Tortrix.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Leaf roller
(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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leaf roller
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Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the
family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up
the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called
leaf roller.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are
not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is
handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive
by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.
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leaf roller
(wn)
leaf roller
n 1: moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves
with spun silk [syn: leaf roller, leaf-roller]
podobné slovodefinícia
Leaf roller
(gcide)
leafroller \leafroller\, leaf roller \leaf roller\n. (Zool.)
The larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling
up the leaves of plants and tying the leaves with spun silk;
aalso, the moth itself. See Tortrix.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]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.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]

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.]
[1913 Webster]

They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.
--Richardson.
[1913 Webster] LeafTortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the
family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up
the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called
leaf roller.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are
not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is
handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive
by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.
[1913 Webster]
Strawberry-leaf roller
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Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre['a]wberige; stre['a]w
straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the
runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)
A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of
a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus Fragaria, of
which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the
fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria
virginiana}; the European, Fragaria vesca. There are also
other less common species.
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Strawberry bass. (Zool.) See Calico bass, under Calico.


Strawberry blite. (Bot.) See under Blite.

Strawberry borer (Zool.), any one of several species of
insects whose larvae burrow in the crown or roots of the
strawberry vine. Especially:
(a) The root borer (Anarsia lineatella), a very small dark
gray moth whose larvae burrow both in the larger roots
and crown, often doing great damage.
(b) The crown borer (Tyloderma fragariae), a small brown
weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the
plant.

Strawberry bush (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus
Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods
and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.

Strawberry crab (Zool.), a small European spider crab
(Eurynome aspera); -- so called because the back is
covered with pink tubercles.

Strawberry fish (Zool.), the amadavat.

Strawberry geranium (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga
sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long
runners like those of the strawberry.

Strawberry leaf.
(a) The leaf of the strawberry.
(b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the
ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. "The
strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on
her ladyship's heart." --Thackeray.

Strawberry-leaf roller (Zool.), any one of several species
of moths whose larvae roll up, and feed upon, the leaves
of the strawberry vine; especially, {Phoxopteris
fragariae}, and Eccopsis permundana.

Strawberry moth (Zool.), any one of several species of moth
whose larvae feed on the strawberry vines; as:
(a) The smeared dagger (Apatela oblinita), whose large
hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright
yellow spots on each side.
(b) A geometrid (Angerona crocataria) which is yellow with
dusky spots on the wings. Called also currant moth.

Strawberry pear (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West
Indian plant of the genus Cereus ({Cereus
triangularia}). It has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly
acid, pleasant, and cooling. Also, the plant bearing the
fruit.

Strawberry sawfly (Zool.), a small black sawfly ({Emphytus
maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry
vine.

Strawberry tomato. (Bot.) See Alkekengi.

Strawberry tree. (Bot.) See Arbutus.

Strawberry vine (Bot.), the plant which yields the
strawberry.

Strawberry worm (Zool.), the larva of any moth which feeds
on the strawberry vine.
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