leaf

nouns

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

foliage, leaf, leafage

is derived from

is derived from

a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)

folio, leaf

is derived from

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

leaf

is derived from

is a part of

the dining table where dinner is served and eaten

is a type of (narrower)

one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

"a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

look through a book or other written material

"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

flick, flip, leaf, riff, riffle, thumb

turn over pages

"leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

leaf

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

"turn a page of a book"

produce leaves, of plants

leaf

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

"He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"