leaf

Summary

leaf is a plant structure^[1]. leaf has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• leaf's instance of is recorded as plant structure^[3].
• leaf is a type of plant organ^[4].
• leaf is part of bulb^[5].
• leaf is part of foliage^[6].
• leaf is part of tree^[7].
• leaf is used for fodder^[8].
• leaf is used for mulch^[9].
• leaf's Commons category is recorded as Leaves^[10].
• leaf's Unicode character is recorded as 🍃^[11].
• leaf's Unicode character is recorded as 🍂^[12].
• leaf comprises leaf blade^[13].
• leaf comprises petiole^[14].
• leaf comprises plant cuticle^[15].
• leaf comprises leaf sheath^[16].
• leaf's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leaves^[17].
• leaf's Commons gallery is recorded as Leaf^[18].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[19].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[21].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[23].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[24].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[26].
• leaf's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

leaf's instance of is recorded as plant structure^[3]. leaf is a type of plant organ^[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include fodder^[8] and mulch^[9]. Components include leaf blade^[13]; petiole^[14], a plant structure^[28]; plant cuticle^[15]; and leaf sheath^[16]. Part of include bulb^[5], a plant structure^[29]; foliage^[6], a plant structure^[30]; and tree^[7], an organisms known by a particular common name^[31].

Influence

Things named for leaf include apophyllite^[32]; astrophyllite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; chalcophyllite^[35], a mineral species^[36]; Pristolepis^[37], a taxon^[38]; niobophyllite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; zircophyllite^[41], a mineral species^[42]; zeophyllite^[43], a mineral species^[44]; and Corynophyllus^[45], a taxon^[46].

Why It Matters

leaf has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] leaf is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for leaf include apophyllite^[32]; astrophyllite^[33], a mineral species^[34]; chalcophyllite^[35], a mineral species^[36]; Pristolepis^[37], a taxon^[38]; niobophyllite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; and zircophyllite^[41], a mineral species^[42].