Leaves

Leaves

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant, as defined in botanical terms, and in particular in plant morphology. Foliage is a mass noun that refers to leaves as a feature of plants.

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Famous quotes containing the word leaves:

    “And I her son, though summer-born
    And summer-loving, none the less
    Am easier when the leaves are gone....”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent.”
    —George Steiner (b. 1929)

    “Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet;
    She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet.
    She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
    But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)