Leaf
//liːf//
Word Type
Noun
Verb
Proper Noun
The word "leaf" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.
Word Relationships
Typical Location
Capable Of
Defined As
Derived Terms
California single-leaf pinyon Chinese leaf Double Leaf Society Dutch leaf Florence leaf Hattie leaf Hume's leaf warbler Japanese bigleaf magnolia Japanese leaf Lamotte's roundleaf bat Leaf River Leafland Leafpad Lucerne leafweevil Malabar leaf Malayan roundleaf bat Mexican flame leaf Mexican flameleaf Novikov closed leaf theorem Pallas's leaf warbler Semon's leaf-nosed bat Sumatra leaf Whyteleafe alderleaf Juneberry almond tree leaf skeletoniser moth almond tree leaf skeletonizer moth aluminium leaf aluminum leaf angle leaf apple bud and leaf mite apple leaf midge apple leaf miner arrowleaf ash-gray leaf bug ash-leaf aspen leaf blotch miner moth autumn leaf auxiliary leaf avocado leaf babyleaf banana leaf baroclinic leaf bay leaf bay-leaf beleaf belladona leaf betel leaf bible leaf big-leaf bigleaf bitter leaf bitter-leaf bitterleaf black currant leaf midge blank leaf bloodleaf blue-sided leaf frog blunt-leaf heath borrow a leaf out of someone's book branch-leaf brass leaf brightleaf broad-leaf broadleaf bronze leaf brown leaf brown leaf spot bumleaf butterleaf call leaf cedar leaf oil cereal leaf beetle clover-leaf cloverleaf coffee leaf rust cold leaf come into leaf compound leaf copper-leaf copperleaf cord-leaf crinkle leaf curl-leaf curly-leaf pondweed curry leaf curry-leaf curry-leaf tree cutleaf cutleaf coneflower cutleaf groundcherry daisyleaf grape fern dead leaf deadnettle leaf beetle deerfoot vanilla leaf diamond-leaf laurel digitalis leaf dining leaf disleaf disleave dock leaf double leaf double-leaf drop-leaf drop-leaf table dropleaf dusky leaf monkey earleaf nightshade empty leaf end leaf end-leaf endleaf eumusae leaf spot facsimile leaf fall of the leaf falling leaf fanleaf featherleaf fern-leaf fiddleleaf fig leaf fig-leaf figleaf fine leaf jam fineleaf five-leaf five-leaf grass five-leafed fiveleaf flag leaf flannel leaf flannel-leaf flat-leaf parsley flatleaf floral leaf fly-leaf flyleaf foliage leaf foliation leaf four-leaf four-leaf clover four-lined leaf bug glaucous-leaf oak global Nagano leaf gold leaf golden leaf tree grandleaf seagrape (Coccoloba pubescens grape-leaf begonia gray-leaf pine green leaf lettuce grey-leaf pine halberd-leaf rosemallow hawkweed-leaf saxifrage hawkweed-leaved saxifrage healing leaf heart-leaf heartleaf hollow leaf holly-leaf cherry holly-leaved cherry hollyleafcherry in full leaf in leaf in the leaf interleaf interleave ivy-leaf jelly leaf jellyleaf lace leaf lace-leaf lace-leaf plant laceleaf lantern leaves large leaf-eating ladybird largeleaf lattice leaf lattice leaf plant latticeleaf laurel-leaf blade laurel-leaf point leaf alcohol leaf aldehyde leaf aphid leaf area duration leaf arrowhead leaf axil leaf beet leaf beetle leaf blade leaf blight leaf blister leaf blotch leaf blower leaf bridge leaf brown leaf bud leaf bug leaf butterfly leaf cactus leaf cast leaf casting leaf chafer leaf class leaf coral leaf crumpler leaf curl leaf curling plum aphid leaf cutter leaf deer leaf disease leaf door leaf fat leaf flea leaf form leaf frog leaf gap leaf gelatine leaf green leaf hopper leaf index leaf initial leaf insect leaf insertion leaf lard leaf lettuce leaf lichen leaf litter leaf louse leaf metal leaf miner leaf mold leaf monkey leaf mould leaf muntjac leaf mustard leaf nematode leaf node leaf notcher leaf of heddles leaf out leaf peeper leaf peeping leaf primordium leaf protein leaf protein concentrate leaf roll leaf roller leaf rust leaf scald leaf scar leaf scorch leaf sewer leaf shape leaf sheath leaf sheep leaf shelter leaf shutter leaf sight leaf site leaf smut leaf soil leaf spot leaf spring leaf stalk leaf storm leaf tea leaf through leaf tier leaf tobacco leaf topology leaf trace leaf truck leaf turtle leaf tyer leaf valve leaf vegetable leaf warbler leaf wasp leaf-area index leaf-arrowhead leaf-base leaf-bearing leaf-beaten leaf-bed leaf-beetle leaf-birth leaf-blower leaf-book leaf-brass leaf-bridge leaf-bud leaf-bug leaf-bundle leaf-butterfly leaf-canopy leaf-climber leaf-climbing leaf-crumpler leaf-curl leaf-curling spider leaf-cushion leaf-cut leaf-cutter leaf-cutter ant leaf-cutter bee leaf-cutting leaf-cutting ant leaf-cutting bee leaf-cycle leaf-disk test leaf-drift leaf-eared leaf-fall leaf-fat leaf-feeder leaf-finch leaf-flea leaf-folder leaf-foot bug leaf-footed leaf-footed bug leaf-frog leaf-gap leaf-gate leaf-gilding leaf-gold leaf-green leaf-hopper leaf-house leaf-hut leaf-insect leaf-joy leaf-lard leaf-like leaf-louse leaf-mass leaf-metal leaf-miner leaf-miner fly leaf-mining caterpillar leaf-mold leaf-monkey leaf-mosaic leaf-mould leaf-netting leaf-nosed leaf-nosed bat leaf-notcher leaf-opposed leaf-peeper leaf-peeping leaf-plant leaf-plate leaf-platter leaf-raking leaf-red leaf-roll leaf-roller leaf-rolling leaf-rosette leaf-rust leaf-scale leaf-scar leaf-shaped leaf-sheath leaf-shedding leaf-sickness leaf-sight leaf-silver leaf-skin leaf-soil leaf-spine leaf-spot leaf-spring leaf-sprung leaf-stalk leaf-storm leaf-table leaf-tailed leaf-tailed gecko leaf-teeth leaf-tendril leaf-thorn leaf-tin leaf-toed gecko leaf-trace leaf-turner leaf-valve leaf-warbler leaf-wasp leaf-work leaf-worm leafage leafbase leafbearing leafbird leafblowing leafbud leafcasting leafcup leafcutter leafcutting leafdom leafeater leafed leafen leafen gold leafer leafery leafet leaffall leaffish leafflower leafful leafhopper leafing leafing leafit leafless leaflet leaflike leafling leaflitter leaflove leafmeal leafpile leafroll leafscraper leafset leafsome leafspace leafspot leafstalk leaftosser leafule leafwing leafwise leafwork leafworm leafy leather leaf leatherleaf leave leaved leaveless leavish leavy letterleaf lettuce leaf linkleaf cactus lion's leaf little leaf little-leaf fig little-leaf linden littleleaf littleleaf disease littleleaf snowberry liver-leaf liverleaf local Nagano leaf long-leaf pine long-leafed pine long-leaved pine longleaf longleaf pine loose-leaf looseleaf lotus leaf wrap love leaf lower leaf zone mantle leaf maple leaf maple-leaf maximum leaf spanning tree metal leaf mid-leaf monoleaf multileaf multileaf collimator myriad-leaf nanoleaf narrow-leaf ash narrow-leaf cattail narrow-leaf penstemon narrowleaf hawkweed needle-leaf tree needleleaf netleaf netleaf hackberry nettle-leaf giant hyssop nettle-leaf horsemint nettle-leaf porterweed nettle-leaved goosefoot nettleleaf goosefoot new leaf nonleaf northern corn-leaf blight northern leaf blight nose leaf nose-leaf noseleaf oak leaf oakleaf oblongleaf Juneberry one-leaf orange-leaf orbiculate leaf oriental leaf overleaf paint leaf painted leaf painted-leaf begonia paleleaf palladium leaf palm-leaf palm-leaf manuscript palm-leaf snail parasol leaf tree patch-leaf peach leaf curl peachleaf peachleaf willow pear leaf blister mite pear leaf blister moth pear leaf midge pear leaf-curling midge pine leaf scale plain leaf warbler platinum leaf pointed-leaf maple potato leaf roll virus potato leafroll virus preliminary leaf primary leaf proof leaf purple-faced leaf monkey purpleleaf quarto leaf quiverleaf raffle leaf ragleaf rain leaf rare as a four-leaf clover red leaf red leaf lettuce red raspberry leaf redleaf rose rigid-leaf poison root leaf root-leaf rose-leaf rough leaf rough-leaf false vervain roundleaf roundleaf plantain roundleaf snowberry sacred pepper leaf satanic leaf-tailed gecko satin leaf satinleaf saucer-leaf saw-leaf herb scale leaf seed leaf seed-leaf seminal leaf sesame leaf shake like a leaf shin leaf shin-leaf shinleaf shinyleaf short-leaf pine shortleaf shortleaf pine shortleaf yellow pine silver leaf silver leaf tree silver-leaf silver-leaf nightshade silverleaf nightshade silverleaf whitefly simple leaf single-leaf single-leaf pine single-leaf pinyon singleleaf skeleton leaf sleek-leaf softleaf southern leaf-tailed gecko spade leaf specific leaf area spiny-leaf podocarp split-leaf philodendron spoon-leafed sundew spoonleaf yucca spring leaf star-leaf begonia starleaf stem and leaf stem leaf stem-and-leaf stem-and-leaf plot stiff-leaf stiff-leaf goldenrod strawberry leaf strip-leaf stripleaf sugarleaf sweet leaf sweetleaf symplectic leaf take a leaf out of someone's book tansy leaf aster tea leaf tea leaf paradox tea-leaf tealeaf tendu leaf thickleaf thoroughleaf thousand-leaf threadleaf groundsel three-leaf tie-a-leaf title leaf tooling leaf toothleaf triple nose-leaf bat true leaf true-leaf trumpet-leaf turn a new leaf turn down a leaf turn over a new leaf turn over the next leaf turn the leaf twill of four leaves twill of three leaves twin-leaf twinleaf twinleaf onion two-leaf umbrella leaf umbrella-leaf underleaf unit leaf rate unleaf unleave upper leaf zone vanilla leaf velvet-leaf velvetleaf venous leaf vine leaf vine-leaf walking leaf walking-leaf water leaf water-leaf waterleaf wavyleaf waxleaf privet way of the leaf willow-leaf point willowleaf pear windowleaf yellow-leaf sickle pine
Context
Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)
Type Of (IsA)
Located Near
Made Of
Parts (Meronyms)
Receives Action
Related Terms
adornment appendage autumn autumn fall bit blades branch branches bridge bushes canada canada flag cells chlorophyl chlorophyll coin color covering descendant device door dropping element extension fall falls falls off fat fauna fingernails flag flat flower foliage foliage leaf frond green green cells green color green flat green growth green one green part green sheet green thing green tree green units greenery growth hand has has chlorophyll hinge in tree in trees item kidney layer leaf fat light maple nature nature part needle node off on branch on branches on plant on plants on tree on trees organ page panel papery part part of part plant part tree petal photosynthesis photosynthesis device pig pinion plant plant appendage plant green plant part plant section plants plat plat part prominent section sheet single single part smallest smallest part specialise stem structure tea leaf tooth tree tree adornment tree appendage tree bit tree branches tree covering tree dropping tree element tree extension tree fingernails tree foliage tree green tree greenery tree item tree part tree petal trees trees branches trees bushes units veins
Used For
budding in spring capturing sunlight and plant respiration collecting nutrients for plant converting carbon dioxide to oxygen cover up decomposing and making soil eat if leaf eatable feed to worms generating energy for plants herbivore consumption making food for tree making oxygen from carbon dioxide paint with photosynthesis play adam or eve shade start new plant turning colour in autumn
More for "leaf"
Next best steps
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.