Overview of noun leaf

The noun leaf has 3 senses

• leaf, leafage, foliage -- (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)


• leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))


• leaf -- (hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door))

Overview of verb leaf

The verb leaf has 3 senses

• flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff -- (look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume")


• leaf -- (turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript")


• leaf -- (produce leaves, of plants)