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SIMPLE LEAF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A leaf that is not divided into parts
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("simple leaf" is a kind of...):
foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "simple leaf"):
spatulate leaf (spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base)
sagittate-leaf; sagittiform leaf (a leaf shaped like an arrow head)
reniform leaf (a simple kidney-shaped leaf)
perfoliate leaf (a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem)
peltate leaf (a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf)
pandurate leaf; panduriform leaf (a fiddle-shaped leaf)
orbiculate leaf (circular or nearly circular leaf)
ovate leaf (an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base)
obovate leaf (an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base)
oblong leaf (a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides)
oblanceolate leaf (a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base)
obtuse leaf (a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip)
lyrate leaf (a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre)
elongate leaf; linear leaf (a long slender leaf)
lanceolate leaf (a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end)
hastate leaf (a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base)
ensiform leaf (a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris)
elliptic leaf (a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse)
deltoid leaf (a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta)
cuneate leaf (a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base)
cordate leaf (a heart-shaped leaf)
acuminate leaf (a leaf narrowing to a slender point)
acerate leaf; needle (the leaf of a conifer)
