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Meaning of LEAFLET

Pronunciation:  'leeflit

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
  2. [n]  a small book usually having a paper cover
  3. [n]  part of a compound leaf
 
 Synonyms: booklet, brochure, cusp, folder, pamphlet
 
 See Also: blue book, book, cardiac valve, flap, foliage, heart valve, leaf, leafage, pinna, pinnule, ticket book

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Leaf"let\, n.
1. A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.

2. (Bot.) One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the
   gills of fishes.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: One of the ultimate segments of a compound leaf.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: advert, advertisement, bill, blade, booklet, bract, bracteole, bractlet, brochure, chapbook, circular, comic book, cotyledon, flag, flier, floral leaf, flyer, folder, foliole, frond, glume, handbill, involucre, involucrum, lamina, leaf, lemma, ligule, needle, pamphlet, petal, pile, pine needle, seed leaf, sepal, spathe, spear, spire, stipula, stipule, tract
 

 

 

 

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