leaf - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • pluck: One day, as I plucked a leaf, a bit of the bark came off.
  • fold: Martin London H.M.S.O. 1901 9 p. , [ 1 ] folded leaf of plans; 33 cm.

Adjective modifier

  • peach: Fruit Spray peaches against peach leaf curl with lime sulfur.
  • pinnate: The compound pinnate leaf has 5 - 7 leaflets although some authorities state up to eleven.
  • gold: The vase is a blue glass with gold leaf.
  • loose: Happy Birthday dear Tea Bag... But does it make a cuppa quite as good as good old loose leaf?
  • yellow: Typing of tomato yellow leaf curl viruses in Europe.
  • inner: The airspace between the panels and inner leaf was then drained and ventilated to the exterior [ 3 ] .

Modifies a noun

  • litter: Between bouts of feeding the older caterpillars rest at the bottom of the plant, often hiding in leaf litter.
  • axil: The female flowers are tiny and occur at the leaf axils, where the leaf stalks join the twigs.
  • mold: Posted by Clair on 29 November, 2005 at 12:12 PM Use earth or leaf mold litter instead of cat litter.
  • stalk: They cannot be pulled out, for the thin leaf stalk breaks off very quickly.
  • blight: Fungal foliar diseases and their control, including leaf blights, downy mildews, leaf curls, mildews, leaf spots and rusts.
  • blower: A leaf blower may also be handy especially if your lawn is very large.

Noun used with modifier

  • fig: The UN therefore is little more than a fig leaf.
  • coca: Regarding coca  South American countries were presented as an example of where coca leaf chewing is legal and regulated.
  • bay: Add the garlic clove and bay leaf, and fry briefly over medium heat until the garlic just starts to brown.
  • raspberry: Red raspberry leaf is one of the most proven female herbs.
  • maple: Perhaps a team emblem, a big-ass maple leaf?
  • lettuce: Each leaf of his lettuce leaf home can be peeled back to reveal a Mini Beast friend.

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