Tra từ leaf - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

leaf [leaf leaves] noun, verb BrE [liːf] NAmE [liːf]
noun (pl. leavesBrE [liːvz] ; NAmE [liːvz] )
1. countable a flat green part of a plant, growing from a ↑stem or branch or from the root
•lettuce/cabbage/oak leaves
• The trees are just coming into leaf.
•the dead leaves of autumn/the fall
see also ↑bay leaf, ↑fig leaf
2. -leaf, -leafed, -leaved (in adjectives)having leaves of the type or number mentioned
•a four-leaf clover
•a broad-leaved plant
3. countable a sheet of paper, especially a page in a book
• She carefully turned the leaves of the precious volume.
see also ↑flyleaf, ↑loose-leaf, ↑overleaf
4. uncountable metal, especially gold or silver, in the form of very thin sheets
•gold leaf
5. countable a part of a table that can be lifted up or pulled into position in order to make the table bigger
Syn: ↑emulate, see turn over a new leaf at ↑new

Word Origin:
Old English lēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loof and German Laub.

Collocations:
The living world
Animals
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth)
fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
insects/bees/locusts swarm
bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
spiders spin/weave a web
snakes/lizards shed their skins
bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
attract/find/choose a mate
produce/release eggs/sperm
lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
mark/enter/defend (a) territory
stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
Plants and fungi
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
a seed germinates/sprouts
leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
flower buds swell/open
a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth
pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
produce/bear fruit
develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
Bacteria and viruses
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth
bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease
bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth)
a virus enters/invades sth/the body
a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
contain/carry/harbour (especially US) harbor bacteria/a virus
kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria

Example Bank:
•Deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn.
•He picked a leaf from the basil plant and started to chew it.
•In the spring the plant began to put out new leaves.
•It was spring and the trees were coming into leaf.
•Spring arrived and the first green leaves began to appear.
•Stop trying to read tea leaves.
•The boys helped by raking the leaves in the yard.
•The corn was already ripening and the trees in full leaf.
•The ground was thick with dead leaves.
•The leaves rustled in the light breeze.
•The summer was over and the leaves were beginning to turn.
•This plant has beautifully variegated leaves.
•Throw the tea leaves on the flower bed.
•broad leaf plants
•dry leaves blowing in the wind
•the leaf litter on the forest floor
Idiom: ↑take a leaf out of somebody's book
Derived: ↑leaf through something

verb
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Word Origin:
Old English lēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch loof and German Laub.