noun pl. leaves

1. any of the flat, thin, expanded organs, usually green, growing laterally from the stem or twig of a plant: it usually consists of a broad blade, a petiole, or stalk, and stipules and is involved in the processes of photosynthesis and transpiration
2. in popular usage
   1. the blade of a leaf
   2. a petal
3. leaves collectively choice tobacco leaf
4. a design resembling a leaf, used as an ornament in architecture
5. a sheet of paper, esp. as part of a book, with a page on each side
6. 1. a very thin sheet of metal; lamina
   2. such sheets collectively covered with gold leaf
7. 1. a hinged section of a table top, forming an extension when raised into place
   2. a board inserted into a table top to increase its surface
8. a flat, hinged or movable part of a folding door, shutter, etc.
9. ☆ one of a number of metal strips laid one upon another to make a leaf spring

Etymology: ME lefe < OE leaf, akin to Du loof, Ger laub < IE base *leubh-, to peel off, pull off > Lith lupù, to skin, pare off

intransitive verb

1. to put forth or bear leaves: often with out
2. to turn the pages of a book, etc., esp. so as to glance quickly (through)

transitive verb