Leaf

Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants.

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Famous quotes containing the word leaf:

    “I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity.”
    —Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)

    “On leaf of palm, on sedge-wrought roll;
    On plastic clay and leathern scroll,
    Man wrote his thoughts; the ages passed,
    And lo! the Press was found at last!”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)

    “I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.”
    —Walt Whitman (1819–1892)