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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for leaf

Noun

1. leaf, leafage, foliage, plant organ
usage: the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
2. leaf, folio, sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper
usage: a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
3. leaf, section, segment
usage: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)

Verb

1. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff, peruse
usage: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
2. leaf, turn, turn over
usage: turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"
3. leaf, grow, develop, produce, get, acquire
usage: produce leaves, of plants
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