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| blade |
a plant leaf. [1/4 definitions] |
| bud1 |
A bud is a small thing that begins to stick out of a part of a plant. A bud is the beginning of a new leaf or flower. [1/2 definitions] |
| cell |
Cells are very, very small living things that make up every part of your body. Your skin, your bones, and your muscles, for example, are all made out of cells. Cells are also the building blocks of all other living things. A leaf, a tiger's tooth, a seed, the fur of a dog, an elephant's ear--every living thing you can think of is made out of cells. [1/2 definitions] |
| frond |
a long leaf with many small divisions. Ferns and palm trees have fronds. |
| green |
Green is the color of grass or a young leaf. [2/7 definitions] |
| leaf |
A leaf is a part of a plant. A leaf is flat and usually green. Leaves grow from a branch or from the long, tall part of the plant called the stem. [4/5 definitions] |
| leaflet |
any of the small parts that form a leaf. [1/2 definitions] |
| leaves |
plural of "leaf." |
| lily pad |
the large, flat, floating leaf of a water lily. |
| needle |
a leaf of an evergreen tree that looks like a needle. [1/6 definitions] |
| sepal |
a part of a plant, shaped like a leaf, that lies at the base of a flower. Sepals hold and protect developing flower buds. |
| spade2 |
a black figure shaped like a pointed leaf with a short stem, used on playing cards. [1/3 definitions] |
| vein |
one of a series of thin ribs or lines that form the structure of a leaf or insect wing. [1/3 definitions] |
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