leaf blade

/lif bleɪd/
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Other forms: leaf blades

Definitions of leaf blade
  1. noun
    especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
    synonyms: blade
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    type of:
    foliage, leaf, leafage
    the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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