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PREFERRED TERM
Leaf  
DEFINITION
  • n. A term inherited from Germanic "lāf" "louf" "loof" "loub" "lauf", among others. A flattened structure of a higher plant, typically green and blade-like, that is attached to a stem directly or via a stalk, and in most plants is the chief organ of photosynthesis and transpiration; one of the parts of a plant which collectively constitute its foliage.
BROADER CONCEPT
ENTRY TERMS
  • leaves
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
  • Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Feuille

French

Foglia

Italian

Hoja

Spanish

hojas
URI
http://data.silknow.org/vocabulary/750
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