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:

    “he went down
    As when a lordly cedar, green with boughs,
    Goes down with a great shout upon the hills,
    And leaves a lonesome place against the sky.”
    —Edwin Markham (1852–1940)

    “When beechen buds begin to swell,
    And woods the blue-bird’s warble know,
    The yellow violet’s modest bell
    Peeps from the last year’s leaves below.”
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    “The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue.”
    —Emma Goldman (1869–1940)