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autumn leaf

autumn leaf noun: an Asian nymphalid butterfly, Doleschallia bisaltide.

autumn leaf: an Asian nymphalid butterfly, Doleschallia bisaltide
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Noun (1)

autumn leaf (plural autumn leafs)

  1. An Asian nymphalid butterfly, Doleschallia bisaltide.
    Synonyms:
    leafwing

Noun (2)

autumn leaf (plural autumn leaves)

  1. One of many leaves that fall from a deciduous tree in autumn.
    • The "King" responded well to this treatment and would have maintained 60 m.p.h. up the steepest part had it not been for a brief bout of slipping, which was quickly corrected by Driver Bailes ("Autumn leaves", he remarked laconically).1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Part, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 105

Synonyms of autumn leaf

Forms of autumn leaf

pluralautumn leafs
pluralautumn leaves

Words that rhyme with autumn leaf

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Questions about autumn leaf

What does autumn leaf mean?
Autumn leaf means an Asian nymphalid butterfly, Doleschallia bisaltide.
What part of speech is autumn leaf?
Autumn leaf is a noun.
What is the plural of autumn leaf?
The plural of autumn leaf is autumn leafs.

Words near autumn leaf in the dictionary

  1. autumn equinoxes
  2. autumn fern
  3. autumn foliage
  4. Autumn Glory
  5. autumn lady's tresses
  6. autumn leaf
  7. autumn leafs
  8. autumn leaves
  9. autumn olive
  10. autumn olives
  11. autumn romance

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