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What is a leaf?
It is a lateral outgrowth from a plant stem, which is usually flattened and is mostly green in colour. It is a tiny, green, and flat part of the plant which grows directly from a branch, root, or trunk. When we talk about its usage in grammar, it functions both as a noun and a verb.
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Plural of a leaf?
Well, the plural of the leaf is leaves. Mostly, the singular noun ends with F, and when you change it to -es, it becomes plural. The plants which are almost leaves are lettuce, spinach, and cabbage as they straight away grow from the roots.
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Examples to understand
Here are three examples to make the difference between them clear:
- I observed him leaf through the novel
- I see that he leafs through numerous novels before choosing one
- The tree leaves out, and it grows many leaves
- He says that he will leaf through the novel before he leaves.
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It can be used as a sheet of paper
Leaf word is also used as a sheet of paper. For example, I mistakenly pulled a leaf out of the magazine I bought.
