leafage

Definitions of leafage

1. noun

   the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
   synonyms: foliage, leaf

   types:

   cataphyll

   a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development

   floral leaf

   a modified leaf that is part of a flower

   dandelion green

   the foliage of the dandelion plant

   pitcher

   (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer

   sporophyl, sporophyll

   leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia

   blade, leaf blade

   especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

   amplexicaul leaf

   a leaf with its base clasping the stem

   greenery, verdure

   green foliage

   leaflet

   part of a compound leaf

   frond

   compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad

   pad

   the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

   scale, scale leaf

   a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

   fig leaf

   a leaf from a fig tree

   simple leaf

   a leaf that is not divided into parts

   compound leaf

   a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk

   entire leaf

   a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations

   crenate leaf

   a leaf having a scalloped margin

   serrate leaf

   a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

   dentate leaf

   a leaf having a toothed margin

   emarginate leaf

   a leaf having a notch at the apex

   erose leaf

   a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed

   runcinate leaf

   a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf

   lobed leaf

   a leaf having deeply indented margins

   parallel-veined leaf

   a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem

   parted leaf

   a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes

   prickly-edged leaf

   a leaf having prickly margins

   rosette

   a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)

   cotyledon, seed leaf

   embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants

   megasporophyll

   in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia

   microsporophyll

   in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia

   flower petal, petal

   part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored

   sepal

   one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower

   pinna, pinnule

   division of a usually pinnately divided leaf

   lily pad

   floating leaves of a water lily

   squamule

   a minute scale

   trifoliolate leaf

   having three leaflets

   quinquefoliate leaf

   a compound leaf having five leaflets

   palmate leaf

   a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point

   pinnate leaf

   a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis

   decompound leaf

   a leaf having divisions that are themselves compound

   acerate leaf, needle

   the leaf of a conifer

   acuminate leaf

   a leaf narrowing to a slender point

   cordate leaf

   a heart-shaped leaf

   cuneate leaf

   a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base

   deltoid leaf

   a simple leaf shaped like a capital delta

   elliptic leaf

   a simple leaf shaped like an ellipse

   ensiform leaf

   a sword-shaped leaf; as of iris

   hastate leaf

   a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base

   lanceolate leaf

   a leaf shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end

   elongate leaf, linear leaf

   a long slender leaf

   lyrate leaf

   a simple leaf having curvature suggestive of a lyre

   obtuse leaf

   a simple leaf having a rounded or blunt tip

   oblanceolate leaf

   a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base

   oblong leaf

   a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides

   obovate leaf

   an egg-shaped leaf with the narrower end at the base

   ovate leaf

   an egg-shaped leaf with the broader end at the base

   orbiculate leaf

   circular or nearly circular leaf

   pandurate leaf, panduriform leaf

   a fiddle-shaped leaf

   peltate leaf

   a shield-shaped leaf; as a nasturtium leaf

   perfoliate leaf

   a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem

   reniform leaf

   a simple kidney-shaped leaf

   sagittate-leaf, sagittiform leaf

   a leaf shaped like an arrow head

   spatulate leaf

   spatula-shaped leaf; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base

   denticulate leaf

   a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate

   type of:

   plant organ

   a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus