leaf - English word #824

Translation

One of the flat green parts that grow from the branches of a plant or tree.

Word origin

From Old English leaf, the common Germanic word for a leaf of a plant.

Gender

Pluralleavesirregular

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"Leaf" is one flat green part of a plant.

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"Leaves" is the plural of "leaf", not "leafs".

ground.

Here "leaf" is one single part from a tree.

tree

A tall plant with a hard trunk, branches, and leaves that lives for many years.

green

Having the colour of grass and the leaves of a tree.

plant

To put a seed or young plant into the ground so it can grow.

grow

To get bigger over time, or to make a plant get bigger.

garden

A piece of ground next to a house where you grow flowers, grass, or food.

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