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leaf

(l/i/f )

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants(noun.plant)

Synonym:
foliage, leafage

source: wordnet30
a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)(noun.communication)

Synonym:
folio

source: wordnet30
hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

look through a book or other written material(verb.perception)

Example:
She leafed through the volume.

Synonym:
flick, flip, riff, riffle, thumb

source: wordnet30
turn over pages(verb.motion)

Example:
Leaf through a book.
Leaf a manuscript.

source: wordnet30
produce leaves, of plants(verb.body)

source: wordnet30
To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May.(verb)

source: webster1913

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