Leaf

lef, n.; pi. Leaves, levz. (Bot.) One of those organs of a plant which in the aggregate constitute the foliage and in which the sap is aerated and elaborated for use, — usually a flattened expansion of green parenchyma upon a framework (veins or ribs) of woody fiber, attached by a petiole or leaf-stalk to a stem or branch: sepals, petals, scales, spines, tendrils, etc., are leaves modified for special uses. Something which folds, bends over, or otherwise resembles a leaf, — as, a part of a book containing 2 pages; a side or part, of window shutters, folding-doors, etc.; the movable side of a table; a very thin plate, as of gold; a portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer; a tooth of a pinion wheel.— v. i. [leafed (left), leaf ing.] To shoot, produce leaves. — Leafage, -ej, n. Leaves collectively; foliage-— Leafy, -T, a. [-ier, -iest.] Full of leaves. — Leaf ine , n. — Leaf ' le , a. Destitute of leaves. — Leaf let, n. A little leaf; an unattached printed leaf. (Bot.) One of the divisions of_a compound leaf. — Leave, lev, v. i. To leaf.— Leaf -bridge, n. A drawbridge having a leaf or platform on each side, which rises and falls. Leaflets. — -bud, n. (Bot.) A scale-covered conical bud containing rudiments of common leaves or of a leaf bearing branch. To League, leg, n. A combination of narties for promoting their mutual interest, or executing any design in concert; a national contract or compact; alliance; confederacy; coalition; combination.—?;, i. [leagued (legd), leaguing.] To unite in a league, confederate. —Leag^uer, n. One who unites in a league;_ a confederate.